170 Quotes by James McAvoy

I'd like to have stayed in the Scouts beyond the age of 12.

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!'

As an actor sometimes you can be a bit emotional and forceful, and that's not always the way to be.

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.

I always believed that I never wanted to be an actor. I only did it because I was allowed to do it and I had to do something.

Our intellect, our awareness, and our consciousness is the most powerful form of life on this planet.

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.

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 mind playing somebody who's not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted.