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James McAvoy
James McAvoy
Scottish Actor
Born: Apr 21, 1979
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Related authors: Colin Mochrie David Tennant Ewan McGregor Gerard Butler Kenneth Cranham Rory McCann Sam Heughan Sean Connery
I don't think I'm ever going to get to the point where people run across a freeway to take a picture of me. I really don't see it getting to that level of hysteria unless I have an affair with the Queen of Sweden or something like that. James McAvoy
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I don't know why we're not interested in seeing good people. I think we like seeing good people, but only if bad things happen to them. Which is weird, isn't it? James McAvoy
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I'm having the life that I kind of hoped I might have one time, you know? I do feel like I have a place here. And, at least, I deserve it, as much as anybody else, hopefully. James McAvoy
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If a scene is three pages long, quite often people break it up and do a page, say 'cut' then move on to the next bit, they do it in cuts. I don't really like doing that; I like to go through it all in one organic run, then give notes afterward. A little bit more like theater. James McAvoy
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I don't mind playing somebody who's not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted. James McAvoy
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I want to be like Matt Damon and do a hugely successful thinking-man's action franchise like 'Bourne.' James McAvoy
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I play football once or twice a week. I eat pretty healthy. I'm in fairly good shape most of the time. James McAvoy
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When I started acting, I thought if I got one or two jobs a year I'd be lucky. So yeah, my career has gone so much farther than I ever suspected it would, and as such I feel lucky for everything I get. I feel thankful and grateful. James McAvoy
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I've never worked as hard as when I was at drama school. It's the most professional environment I've ever been in. James McAvoy
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I actually went to drama school at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, so I stayed in my home town the whole time. However, I see more of my friends now than I did then. It's strange. James McAvoy
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Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche. James McAvoy
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When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails. James McAvoy
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Basically, every character I've ever played, I've based entirely on internal conflict. And I love doing that, because I think it's very human. James McAvoy
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I'm 5 foot 7, and I've got pasty white skin. I don't think I'm ugly, don't get me wrong, but I'm not your classic lead man, Brad Pitt guy. James McAvoy
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I look at the Christian Bale movies, the 'Batman' films, and that shows you that superhero movies don't just have to be about men in tights. James McAvoy
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Every time I do a movie, especially an animated movie, I just seem to scream and shout and hyperventilate for money. James McAvoy
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There's something about Michael J. Fox that I loved when he did all the '80s stuff. His way of performing all the physicality, which is why it's so tragic now, but the way he used his body so much as well, I loved. James McAvoy
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I do find it strange, doing magazine shoots. Photographers always go, 'Why don't you like to have your picture taken? That's what you do for a living anyway. Just pretend you're acting. It's the same thing!' James McAvoy
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I did 'Narnia' because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play Mr. Tumnus because he's my favourite children's character. That was awesome. James McAvoy
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I still take work if I think it's good. If I like the script, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't. James McAvoy
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I'm instinctively very suspicious and guarded, and I try to counteract it so much. I find reason allows you to be open, and my only sort of ambition in life is to try and be as open as possible. James McAvoy
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If my career isn't going that well, I'd rather it flounder than desperately trying to show up on red carpets: 'I'm for hire! Remember me!' James McAvoy
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People come up to me and they're usually nice, but as it goes on you realise that some people aren't nice. Some people are not nice at all. James McAvoy
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