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I wanted to join the navy to ...

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

James McAvoy 102 quotes

I've been in a few fights and...

I've been in a few fights and I know what it's like to get punched in the face.

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The better the script is the ...

The better the script is the more you can commit, but you can only really commit with full confidence when you know the material is as strong as your level of commitment to it and it frees you up.

James McAvoy 102 quotes

I wanted to be a missionary a...

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 102 quotes

I was brought up by my grandp...

I was brought up by my grandparents. So people go, oh, what was that like? That must have been hard. And you go: No, it wasn't.' It was just completely actually normal because the new norm seems to be whatever you make of it, doesn't it?

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I was talking to one of my au...

I was talking to one of my aunties at Christmas and she said she didn’t think it was ever in my nature to go against the grain, that I was always a good boy. I think she was right - I did always want to be good.

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I want to be like Matt Damon ...

I want to be like Matt Damon and do a hugely successful thinking-man's action franchise like Bourne.

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Playing somebody who's obsess...

Playing somebody who's obsessed. Playing somebody who is transgressing, and who is really crossing moral lines and ethical lines. That's always interesting.

James McAvoy 102 quotes

I'm probably more dangerous i...

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.

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[Macbeth] is historically set...

[Macbeth] is historically set in a place depicted by Shakespeare as brutal and violent, incredibly superstitious, and that's something that I do believe is Scottish.

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Marriage is an ongoing thing,...

Marriage is an ongoing thing, man. You continue to work at it. But it's joyful. And joyous. I don't care if people are living without a marriage certificate. It's just about people, in some way, saying to each other, I commit to you. I will help you in this life.

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In a love scene that's really...

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 doing, we just know we're supposed to be snogging and then shagging." Then the director shouts "action" and it's like: "Should I feel her boobs? I don't want to feel her boobs!"

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The script is the most import...

The script is the most important thing for me. I'm advised that other things are important too, and they are. The director that you'll be working with is hugely important, and the cast that are with you is really important as well. But, for me, the thing that gets my heart excited and really makes me invested in something or not is just the quality of the script.

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Kids audience is a brilliant ...

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.

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That singular uncompromising ...

That singular uncompromising nature I think is always quite attractive, not just for an actor to play, we're attracted to uncompromising people whether they're nice or not, because they're 3D, they're solid, you can define them, it's not wishy washy.

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I learned something from a st...

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 jumping in at the first sign of attraction. As soon as you're attracted to someone, you go for it - whether or not it's a good idea. Basically, just going out and getting laid.

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I take a lot of pride in being...

I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am.

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Passing my motorcycle theory t...

Passing my motorcycle theory test gave me a disproportionate feeling of greatness.

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People come up to me and they'...

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.

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Because technically actors are...

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.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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