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James McAvoy Quote: “I don’t mind playing somebody who’s not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted.”

51. “I don’t mind playing somebody who’s not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted.”

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James McAvoy Quote: “Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people need to be told stories. That’s all it is. And yet we get treated as though we’re important.”

52. “Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people need to be told stories. That’s all it is. And yet we get treated as though we’re important.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “Kids audience is a brilliant audience. If you’ve got an audience of adults standing up and clapping, or you’ve got an audience of kids standing up and clapping, I know which one I’d choose.”

53. “Kids audience is a brilliant audience. If you’ve got an audience of adults standing up and clapping, or you’ve got an audience of kids standing up and clapping, I know which one I’d choose.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “That’s the main thing that attracts me – characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people.”

54. “That’s the main thing that attracts me – characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people.”

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James McAvoy Quote: “There’s something about Michael J. Fox that I loved when he did all the ’80s stuff. His way of performing all the physicality, which is why it’s so tragic now, but the way he used his body so much as well, I loved.”

55. “There’s something about Michael J. Fox that I loved when he did all the ’80s stuff. His way of performing all the physicality, which is why it’s so tragic now, but the way he used his body so much as well, I loved.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “I do find it strange, doing magazine shoots. Photographers always go, ‘Why don’t you like to have your picture taken? That’s what you do for a living anyway. Just pretend you’re acting. It’s the same thing!’”

56. “I do find it strange, doing magazine shoots. Photographers always go, ‘Why don’t you like to have your picture taken? That’s what you do for a living anyway. Just pretend you’re acting. It’s the same thing!’”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But if you just spend all your time on film sets or even on stage, you can become a Michael Jackson figure, living in your own little universe.”

57. “Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But if you just spend all your time on film sets or even on stage, you can become a Michael Jackson figure, living in your own little universe.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “I really liked ‘Starter For Ten’ because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’ and I’ve always wanted to play the underdog lead hero in a 1980s-inspired film.”

58. “I really liked ‘Starter For Ten’ because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’ and I’ve always wanted to play the underdog lead hero in a 1980s-inspired film.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “I’ve never worked as hard as when I was at drama school. It’s the most professional environment I’ve ever been in.”

59. “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

James McAvoy Quote: “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 suggested, to have somebody tell me to run naked or cluck like a chicken or whatever, but it didn’t work for me, I’m afraid.”

60. “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 suggested, to have somebody tell me to run naked or cluck like a chicken or whatever, but it didn’t work for me, I’m afraid.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “It’s nice to be in a movie that hasn’t been absolutely slaughtered by the press.”

61. “It’s nice to be in a movie that hasn’t been absolutely slaughtered by the press.”

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James McAvoy Quote: “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.”

62. “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

James McAvoy Quote: “I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.”

63. “I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “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.”

64. “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

James McAvoy Quote: “Leading man seems to quite often be an idealized figure.”

65. “Leading man seems to quite often be an idealized figure.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “I’ve seen beautiful actresses get spat at or just someone trying to get a rise out of them so they can get an extra hundred bucks for a photo. It’s really rough.”

66. “I’ve seen beautiful actresses get spat at or just someone trying to get a rise out of them so they can get an extra hundred bucks for a photo. It’s really rough.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He’s like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality.”

67. “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

James McAvoy Quote: “When I was 15 or 16 – I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.”

68. “When I was 15 or 16 – I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “I did ‘Narnia’ because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play Mr. Tumnus because he’s my favourite children’s character. That was awesome.”

69. “I did ‘Narnia’ because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play Mr. Tumnus because he’s my favourite children’s character. That was awesome.”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “I always have a beard between jobs. I just let it grow until they pay me to shave it. People are quite surprised it’s ginger. Sometimes they ask me if dye my hair and I always say ‘Wow, no!’ I’m ‘trans-ginger.’”

70. “I always have a beard between jobs. I just let it grow until they pay me to shave it. People are quite surprised it’s ginger. Sometimes they ask me if dye my hair and I always say ‘Wow, no!’ I’m ‘trans-ginger.’”

— James McAvoy

James McAvoy Quote: “I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore.”

71. “I wanted to join the navy to get some perspective on the world and explore.”

— James McAvoy

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