It's fair to say Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning actor Cillian Murphy is having a bit of a moment.
The momentum is gathering for the Oscars in a matter of weeks, where he is among the favourites to win Best Actor for his role in Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer.
Ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony, American journalist Scott Pelley's 60 Minutes programme travelled to Ireland to find out more about the famously media-shy actor.
Here are six key moments from their interview with the Cork star and some of his well-known colleagues.
Cillian Murphy on his love of sleep
Pelley revealed to Murphy that Matt Damon had told him that "Cillian is the worst dinner companion imaginable" due to his focus when filming a project.
"Yes. I've always been like that I think. It’s because, to me, you have the time on set which is short enough time, ten hours maybe. Then the other part, if you have a significant part you have to keep your lines fresh. The other big thing to me is sleeping.
"I love sleeping. I need sleep! I’ve had lots of lovely dinners with Matt Damon since the movie’s finished and we’ve been out promoting it and stuff, but at the time, yeah, you don’t have the room in your head. You want to have as much sleep as possible."
Cillian Murphy on turning off his characters
Murphy spoke about how he returns to himself after finishing work on a film.
"It's more that there's a huge amount of displaced energy and focus, you go from working all that time on set, being completely focused on something and all of a sudden it's done. You're not really a character and you're not really a civilian, you're in this in-between, liminal space, at a loss really. For a few weeks, you don't know what to do with this energy and this focus and you go from having this huge collaboration to just being at home. And it's a shock! It takes a while to recalibrate or decompress."
When asked if his family understands, he replied: "They do now! And I understand it a bit better. Before I would say, I'm fine! And my wife would say, you're not fine, but you will be soon."
Emily Blunt
British actress Emily Blunt, who plays Murphy's on-screen wife in Oppenheimer, described the experience of shooting a scene with the actor.
"He's very visceral to be in a scene with. It's like he transports you. Some actors there's a sense that they're seeing themselves as a portrait. There's something remote about it. It probably works for the camera but in the moment you don't feel that space between you. That's the crackle, that's the life force, the energy between two actors in a scene. It's what keeps me addicted to the job, I love it so deeply. Cillian creates that. He'll kidnap you in a scene."
How David Bowie helped inspire the portrayal of Robert Oppenheimer
Murphy explained how music icon David Bowie helped inspire his portrayal of Oppenheimer.
"Look at the way they're both using clothes, look at the way they're both using costume effectively, to present themselves, to create their own mythology and aura and persona. This was a reference for our costume designer so I just kept it in there to remind myself. As we all know about Bowie, he was constantly reinventing himself and I think Oppenheimer was not the obvious choice to lead the Manhattan Project, it didn't make sense. He did it, but he created that leader in himself."
Eileen Walsh on working with Cillian Murphy
Fellow Cork actor Eileen Walsh, who came to fame alongside Murphy in Enda Walsh's play Disco Pigs in 1996, also spoke about the star's generosity as a colleague and friend. When asked by Pelley what is the sweetest thing Murphy has ever done for her, she referenced a scene they share in their new film Small Things Like These, which opened to great acclaim at the Berlin Film Festival.
"There’s a scene in Small Things Like These that I’ve never gone anywhere else with another actor and that was because we trust each other and know each other so well. Tim Mielants, who directed it, knew that too. He and I know that, that was only because we trust each other, that suddenly you felt everything drop in the room and they just let it film. And it’s amazing. That’s something we will always share and always have."
She added with a laugh: "And he also gave me his house while they were away and my kids were small and I had nowhere to live in London, so he does that too."
Cillian Murphy on his legacy
When asked what would he like is legacy to the acting world to be, Murphy replied candidly.
"Oh my goodness, I don't know if I like that word legacy to be honest with you. Too soon, I think it's a bit overused, it's thrown about the place a little bit. I rarely look back I just keep moving forward. I struggle to answer that one. I think it's a question for other people rather than me."
However, Murphy agreed that he is still "hungry" for the work.
