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> [The script is the most important thing for me. I'm advised that other things are important too, and they are. The director that you'll be working with is hugely important, and the cast that are with you is really important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/the-script-is-the-most-important-thing-for-me-i-m-advised-that-other/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

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## More by James McAvoy

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-like-cooking-but-i-don-t-think-i-could-be-a-chef-everyone-from-the/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/shooting-films-in-britain-is-always-difficult-because-we-ve-never-got/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-d-like-to-keep-work-work-and-life-life-it-means-you-ve-got-your/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [I like playing sport, and I like doing physical stuff. I like hiking and I like climbing and I like playing sport. I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-like-playing-sport-and-i-like-doing-physical-stuff-i-like-hiking/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-wanted-to-join-the-navy-to-get-some-perspective-on-the-world-and/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-did-undergo-hypnotherapy-and-it-didn-t-work-the-guy-couldn-t-put-me/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [If a scene is three pages long, quite often people break it up and do a page, say 'cut' then move on to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/if-a-scene-is-three-pages-long-quite-often-people-break-it-up-and-do/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/in-a-love-scene-that-s-really-advantageous-because-you-don-t-have/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/that-s-the-main-thing-that-attracts-me-characters-who-have-big/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-think-fear-is-one-of-the-natural-states-of-most-actors-to-be-honest/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [I've been in a few fights and I know what it's like to get punched in the face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-ve-been-in-a-few-fights-and-i-know-what-it-s-like-to-get-punched-in/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-learned-something-from-a-string-of-failed-relationships-you-don-t/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [I don't mind playing somebody who's not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-don-t-mind-playing-somebody-who-s-not-likable-or-makes-the-audience/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [I've spent a long time giving people the benefit of the doubt, and I'm tired of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-ve-spent-a-long-time-giving-people-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-and-i-m/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

> [My favorite name of a fandom is Benedict Cumberbatch's - 'the Cumberbatches' is just the best name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/my-favorite-name-of-a-fandom-is-benedict-cumberbatch-s-the/)

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