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Every time I do a movie, especially an animated movie, I just seem to scream and shout and hyperventilate for money.
— James McAvoy
The minute you start to strategize too much, the more you start to think you're in control of your own fate. And you're not, really.
— James McAvoy
When you can see kids smiling, that's one of the best things. That's why I did 'Narnia.'
— James McAvoy
I'd like to have stayed in the Scouts beyond the age of 12.
— James McAvoy
I'm 5 foot 7, and I've got pasty white skin. I don't think I'm ugly, don't get me wrong, but I'm not your classic lead man, Brad Pitt guy.
— James McAvoy
When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.
— James McAvoy
That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people.
— James McAvoy
Leading man seems to quite often be an idealized figure.
— James McAvoy
I don't know if anybody's ever ready for another award season. It's kind of like Christmas.
— James McAvoy
If my career isn't going that well, I'd rather it flounder than desperately trying to show up on red carpets: 'I'm for hire! Remember me!'
— James McAvoy
I wanted to be a missionary and work abroad, but girls started to become a bigger part of my life around the time I lost interest in the priesthood.
— James McAvoy
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
Basically, every character I've ever played, I've based entirely on internal conflict. And I love doing that, because I think it's very human.
— James McAvoy
I don't know why I get cast in a lot of period pieces. Stephen Fry told me that I had a face for period, that I look like someone from 1920.
— James McAvoy
People come up to me and they're usually nice, but as it goes on you realise that some people aren't nice. Some people are not nice at all.
— James McAvoy
Filmmaking is a miracle of collaboration.
— James McAvoy
My favorite name of a fandom is Benedict Cumberbatch's - 'the Cumberbatches' is just the best name.
— James McAvoy
I've cried a lot because of women. I cry a lot, as a person.
— James McAvoy
Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them.
— James McAvoy
As an actor sometimes you can be a bit emotional and forceful, and that's not always the way to be.
— James McAvoy
I judge people very quickly.
— James McAvoy
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, I'm just exploiting this industry.
— James McAvoy
For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality.
— James McAvoy
I still take work if I think it's good. If I like the script, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't.
— James McAvoy
I want to be like Matt Damon and do a hugely successful thinking-man's action franchise like 'Bourne.'
— James McAvoy
I am a nerd, but I don't dive head-first into any fiefdom of nerdiness, except for maybe 'Star Trek.'
— James McAvoy
A story about my life would be utterly dull.
— James McAvoy
I don't want to be all worthy about it, but I don't do red carpets, I don't do events and I don't accept freebies that much.
— James McAvoy
I don't mind playing somebody who's not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted.
— James McAvoy
I play football once or twice a week. I eat pretty healthy. I'm in fairly good shape most of the time.
— James McAvoy
I look at the Christian Bale movies, the 'Batman' films, and that shows you that superhero movies don't just have to be about men in tights.
— James McAvoy
One of the weird things about Hollywood is we're all imposters; we're all just glammed up.
— James McAvoy
As I get older, I want to do more films for kids because they're the best audience around. Just putting a smile on a kid's face is the best thing.
— James McAvoy
Fear is really powerful; it's really useful to me.
— James McAvoy
I'm probably more dangerous in a car than I am on a motorbike; on a bike I'm very mindful of the fact that if you make a mistake, you're dead.
— James McAvoy
Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche.
— James McAvoy