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Murphy starstruck by De Niro

Cillian Murphy was starstruck by De Niro
Cillian Murphy was starstruck by De Niro

Irish actor Cillian Murphy has revealed that working with screen legend Robert De Niro terrified him.

Murphy appears alongside the Raging Bull Oscar-winner in Red Light, which premiered last week at the Sundance Film Festival. He plays the part of a professor who is obsessed with disproving the powers of De Niro's celebrity healer.

Speaking to E! News Murphy said: "I was a quivering mess. It's hard to have small talk with Robert De Niro, but when you get down to it he was so cool."

He added: "You do pinch yourself when you finish the scene, like, 'I just did a scene with Robert De Niro!'"

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