Cillian Murphy calls himself an incredibly average person

Cillian Murphy's deep discomfort with Hollywood fame is the most refreshing thing about one of its biggest stars right now.

Murphy's take on fame and his own personality

• Cillian Murphy flat-out admits he's terrible at red carpets and interviews.
• Being a public personality is just not something he's built for, by his own account.
• Murphy calls himself an incredibly average person without any irony.
• Buying into celebrity culture is something he sees as genuinely unhealthy.

Turning 50 and his reflections on time

• Murphy turns 50 in May and says middle age has him thinking hard.
• Realizing he has less time ahead than behind is hitting differently at this stage.
• Being a decent dad and husband to Yvonne McGuinness is where his head is at.
• Sons Malachy, 20, and Aran, 18, are central to how he frames what matters now.

His long run as Tommy Shelby

• Murphy first stepped into the Tommy Shelby role back in 2013 when Peaky Blinders hit TV.
• He was 35 at the start and 48 by the time the film wrapped.
• Playing Shelby has covered more than a quarter of his entire life span.
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man will bring the character back to the screen again.