Quote of the day by Cillian Murphy: ‘You can change what you do, but you can’t change what you want’

Few characters stay with the audience, and Thomas Shelby is one such exception. The character, brought to life by the Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy embodies ambition, desire and some hard-hitting life truths. One of his lines is the perfect example of his strong character: “You can change what you do, but you can’t change what you want.”“You can change what you do, but you can’t change what you want.”This quote by Murphy comes from his role as Thomas Shelby in the global hit series 'Peaky Blinders'. He says this to his wife, Lizzie, during a heated argument. The quote suggests that although you can control your actions, habits, and outward behavior, your core, intrinsic desires or what you truly want in life is fixed and cannot be changed. It is often interpreted as a "cold" statement highlighting that people cannot fundamentally change their nature or deepest cravings, regardless of how they behave.Cillian Murphy started his acting career with theatre and later starred in numerous Irish and British film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. His leading role as Jim in Danny Boyle's 2002 post-apocalyptic flick ‘28 Days Later’ helped Cillian attract international attention. What followed next were more star-making roles, including the 2010 blockbuster ‘Inception,’ as well as in the superhero film ‘Batman Begins’ and in the thriller ‘Red Eye.’In 2013, Murphy kicked off the role of Thomas Shelby in the widely praised series ‘Peaky Blinders.’ In 2023, Cillian starred in Christopher Nolan's ‘Oppenheimer’ as the title character, physicist Robert Oppenheimer, which won him an Oscar for Best Actor.