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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

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

Human Being Strong About Shakespeare Structured He Still Were Very Psyche Human Being Stories Fantastic Fundamental Things

When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails. James McAvoy

Slept Nails Well Bed Then Really Now Sleep

Every time I do a movie, especially an animated movie, I just seem to scream and shout and hyperventilate for money. James McAvoy

Time Money Every Every Time Seem Animated Just Scream Movie Shout

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

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

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

Work Good Think Take Like Still Script

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

Life You Try Ambition Guarded Possible Find Only Open Counteract Instinctively Sort Very Suspicious Much Reason

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

Me You People Some People Nice Some Come Up Goes Realise

I think, in effect, in most of the European countries, the total marginal tax rate is over 50 percent; that's to say, add on other taxes like VAT to the income tax. James Mirrlees

Encourage your own curiosity; pursue the problems based on that. Don't get diverted by trying to do things for your own advancement. In other words, don't be lured into responding to incentives. James Mirrlees

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Encourage your own curiosity; pursue the problems based on that. James Mirrlees

Problems Own Pursue Encourage Curiosity Your Based

When things begin to go bad, the perception of people makes it worse. James Mirrlees

People Perception Worse Bad Makes Go Begin Things

But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy. James Nasmyth

Daily Seen Beauty Glorious Nights Astronomy Favourite Objects Pursuit Clear Most Attractive Frequently Were Heavens After

Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy. James Nasmyth

War Everything Boy Interesting Warlike Exploits Connected

From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to me the most pleasing form of composition. James Nasmyth

Life Music Me Listening My Life Pleasing Melody Composition Highest Most Period Very Form Which Derived Enjoyment Early

In 1854 I took out a patent for puddling iron by means of steam. James Nasmyth

Took Out Steam Iron Patent Means

In order to keep pace with the influx of work I had to take on fresh hands. James Nasmyth

Work Take Had Fresh Hands Order Pace Keep

My father was always anxious to give pleasure to his children. Accordingly, he took me one day, as a special treat, to the top of the grand old tower, to see the chimes played. James Nasmyth

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