170 Quotes by James McAvoy

I am a nerd, but I don’t dive head-first into any fiefdom of nerdiness, except for maybe ‘Star Trek.’

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.

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.

I love going to art galleries. The Tate Modern is one of my favourite things to do. But I don’t invest in the history of it and I don’t read up on it. I am a guy who would buy a print rather than buy an original.

I’ve never worked as hard as when I was at drama school. It’s the most professional environment I’ve ever been in.

The funny thing is, I’ve never really hurt myself in an action movie. I’ve done ‘Wanted,’ ‘X-Men,’ ‘Welcome To The Punch,’ even ‘Trance’ to a certain extent has little bits of action and stuff, but I’ve never really hurt myself at all – not even like a sprained ankle.

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.

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.

I don’t know if anybody’s ever ready for another award season. It’s kind of like Christmas.