The funny thing is, I've never really hurt myself in an action movie. I've done 'Wanted,' 'X-Men,' 'Welcome To The Punch,' even 'Trance' to a certain extent has little bits of action and stuff, but I've never really hurt myself… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I like cooking, but I don't think I could be a chef. Everyone from the ground up does terrible hours, whether you've just walked… — James McAvoy Copy Share
Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them. — James McAvoy Copy Share
I'd like to keep work work and life life. It means you've got your life to come back to, somewhere to come home to… — James McAvoy Copy Share
I like playing sport, and I like doing physical stuff. I like hiking and I like climbing and I like playing sport. I do… — James McAvoy Copy Share
I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore. — James McAvoy Copy Share
I did undergo hypnotherapy, and it didn't work! The guy couldn't put me under. I was very disappointed. I was very keen to be… — James McAvoy Copy Share
If a scene is three pages long, quite often people break it up and do a page, say 'cut' then move on to the… — James McAvoy Copy Share
In a love scene that's really advantageous because you don't have that horrible moment of: "We don't really know what we're supposed to be… — James McAvoy Copy Share
That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people. — James McAvoy Copy Share
I've been in a few fights and I know what it's like to get punched in the face. — James McAvoy Copy Share
I learned something from a string of failed relationships. You don't see a pattern quickly. You see it over time. I learned to stop… — James McAvoy Copy Share
I don't mind playing somebody who's not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted. — James McAvoy Copy Share
I've spent a long time giving people the benefit of the doubt, and I'm tired of it. — James McAvoy Copy Share
My favorite name of a fandom is Benedict Cumberbatch's - 'the Cumberbatches' is just the best name. — James McAvoy Copy Share
