Cillian Murphy & Rodrigo Cortes

0:07Well, thanks so much guys, I really appreciate this. Good to be here. Great to be here. A phenomenal film to talk about, I guess, the collaboration between the two of you meeting each other for the first time deciding, let's do this together. Well, the first time I met him was in London, I wanted to visit him. And well, we had a great talk about things and I gave him the script. And then I received a call from him and we started to walk. We immediately knew that we were in the same boat. So it was an amazing time with him. He's such an amazing actor. So skill, he has this powerful way of approaching performance. And still we dis-elegance him even when he gets to very committed places. And I always thought that we were partners, like if we were driving the Route 66 together, it was that easy.

0:55And it was a joy. What was it about Tom and Jerry? Well, it was the script. It always has to be the script and the character. You look for material that surprises you. And stuff that you can't predict where it's going. And I could not predict where this was going from page one. And I had seen Rodrigo's films also and, like you said, we hung out. And it did feel like we had the same aesthetic or the same sensibilities or same kind of appreciation of film and story. So it was kind of instant. How did the character of Tom develop? I guess you had a written on paper, killing him on board. And then what did you bring to the character that you enjoyed?

1:42Well, actors always bring themselves to the character and their imagination. I mean, that they are your worlds. They are doing the actions that you describe. But when you only try to get truthful moments. So when that happens, they are not your worlds anymore. You feel that they are coming out from a natural process inside their brains in a very organic way. That's magic. So that's what you really try to achieve constantly. What was the, I mean we're in Toronto, so I got to ask you. I know you shot around here. So what was so special about Toronto and Brantford and Hamilton that you had to shoot here for the project? Well, of course many things also how to do the financing. There are certain things that make sense and things that don't make sense. But I was here for the very first time at the festival showing buried. And that's when I discovered the city for the very first time.

2:29And it was like a different city every hundred meters. So it was like amazing. Okay, I think that I can work here and get great things. And actually when we went to Hamilton on this county, I would say it's a very nice town in the conventional terms. But that's what I mean. I think it has a certain taste of has a lot to do with the energy, with the touchable. And then it's atmosphere that we were looking for. So everything looked natural. To us. Do you guys have time to hang out and see the city? It was a really tough shoot. You know when you're doing nights and then days and then nights again, it's really hard to do. But I've been here also many times for the festival and I always love that I have many Canadian friends here in Toronto as well.

3:16So I've always loved coming here. Is he with a lot of takes? How is he as director? Is it a lot of takes? Or is it just? And then you've got to look at that. He's what you want as an actor in that he's a director that knows what he needs. And he's so confident in that. And that gives you confidence then. But we worked fast. We did an amazing amount of setups a day. I don't know if 40, 50 setups really really fast. So you get into a rhythm and you have an understanding between each other about what is needed. And I think once you have that language or that shorthand it becomes really quick. I'd love to keep talking about the filming process but I know we only have a few minutes. So the film really talks about belief and religion, God, ghosts and all the stuff. And it kind of reminds me, X files like just in the question of is there something else?

4:04So I would like to get your thoughts on that. Is there something else? Something else beyond what? I mean, yeah, there are something else. There are many things out there that cannot be explained yet because you don't have the tools. You have to get your frequencies. They will have been considered paranormal three centuries ago. So you cannot only think that only things that you can explain now exist. You get new tools every time. And again, that reference to X files is funny because there's actually in the lab they were working with this UFO floating over a mountain like in X files. But instead of I want to believe it reads I want to understand. That's what the movie is about. Let's see. How are you doing? Yeah, I mean, I second everything he's saying. You know, it's a big question. It's a big question and it's the ultimate question really, isn't it?

4:51So I'm not going to, I'm not going to bore you with my take on that in one minute. We do something called five questions, five quick questions, one more answers. Okay, yes, we both answered. I'll try to with my English. Leonard McCarney. Sorry. Leonard McCarney. McCartney. Both. I love Lennon too, but McCartney, how to choose? Spielberg or Scorsese? In my case, it's Scorsese, but I love Spielberg. Both. You could be both. The biggest influence on you as an actor and as a writer, director. Scorsese. Theater. Film you're most proud of. I just am three. I don't know, red light. I would never say.

5:37Okay. And in one word, red lights. I'm worth. One word. What? Brilliant. Awesome. Thanks so much, guys. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those questions are tough.