# Cillian Murphy still calls himself a “fucking idiot” over a decision he made in 2011

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cillian-murphy-still-calls-himself-a-fucking-idiot-over-a-decision-he-made-in-2011/
- Published: 2026-10-30T13:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T14:40:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/cillian-murphy-still-calls-himself-a-fucking-idiot-over-a-decision-he-made-in-2011/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Murphy regrets not meeting acting hero John Hurt.
- He worried Hurt would be tired after performing.
- Hurt died six years after the missed encounter.

## Summary

Cillian Murphy has recalled leaving after seeing John Hurt perform in Brooklyn in 2011, without going backstage to meet the actor he admired. Murphy decided Hurt might be tired after his one-man show, but later regretted missing the chance.

The encounter took place while Murphy was starring in Enda Walsh’s one-man play *Misterman* in New York. He told the *SmartLess* podcast he called himself a “fucking idiot” for not meeting Hurt, who died in 2017. The story is a reminder of how hesitation can leave people regretting an opportunity they did not take.

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