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 luxury. Most actors are capable of it, but they aren't afforded the opportunity to express their variety. — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
I like playing a variety of characters. I feel like I've been able to play different kinds of characters - I've done a lot of period pieces - but I've never had to play the same type of character too… — 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
