As an actor sometimes you can be a bit emotional and forceful, and that's not always the way to be. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people need to be told stories. That's all it… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
It's quite liberating to have a director stand beside the camera and say: "Do this now, and do that now..." It's also… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I always believed that I never wanted to be an actor. I only did it because I was allowed to do it… — 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… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I generally get challenged; I haven't been typecast, which is really, really, nice. It's not something that every actor gets, really. It's… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Next year, if no one gives me any work, that's fine. I'm not going to do well anyway. I'm not an actor,… — 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
