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James McAvoy Quotes

Scottish - Actor | April 21, 1979 -

I like reading about the past. I'm definitely not a history buff, but I do read a bit of history now and again, and to do that for work is really exciting.

Work History Past Reading Now Again

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

Mind Feel Audience Playing Somebody

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

Action Want Successful Like Matt

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

Fear Think Honest Natural Most

I play football once or twice a week. I eat pretty healthy. I'm in fairly good shape most of the time.

Good Time Football Week Play Eat

I like playing sport, and I like doing physical stuff. I like hiking and I like climbing and I like playing sport. I do a lot. But I don't like the term 'exercising.' I feel like with sport, you're playing games. But with exercise, you're literally just trying to stop yourself from dying too young. It's weird.

Yourself Weird Doing Exercise You

When I started acting, I thought if I got one or two jobs a year I'd be lucky. So yeah, my career has gone so much farther than I ever suspected it would, and as such I feel lucky for everything I get. I feel thankful and grateful.

Thankful Grateful Thought Feel Year

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.

Red Want Accept Events Worthy Much

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

School Environment Professional Drama

I actually went to drama school at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, so I stayed in my home town the whole time. However, I see more of my friends now than I did then. It's strange.

Home Music Time School Friends Now

I like cooking, but I don't think I could be a chef. Everyone from the ground up does terrible hours, whether you've just walked in off the street and you've got no experience, to whether you're the head chef. You can work 14 or 15-hour days. It's really, really intense.

Work Experience Cooking Chef Think

Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche.

Strong Human Human Being Things He

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