My grandmother would take me to the cinema quite a lot. She'd take me with her and sometimes she'd sneak my sister in, and then we'd sometimes just sit and watch the movie again. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I was talking to one of my aunties at Christmas and she said she didn't think it was ever in my nature to go against the grain, that I was always a good boy. I think she was right -… — 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 Image
Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I've been in a few fights and I know what it's like to get punched in the face. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
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 Image
