James McAvoy Quotes

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.

James McAvoy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: April 21, 1979

Topics

LoveCharacterConflictThinkDoing

'Will Grayson, Will Grayson' is about two guys named Will Grayson who live in different Chicago suburbs who eventually meet each other.

John Green

LiveChicagoMeetWillTwoSuburbs

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.

Robert M. Hutchins

CriticismTradeMustOnlySchools

The sailor's life is at the best a life of danger. He pursues honor on the mountain wave and finds it in the battle and in the storm, and never did more distinguished chivalry display itself than in the conduct of our seamen during the late war.

John Tyler

LifeBestMountainStormWarBattle

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

Sidney Lumet

WorkGreatYourselfGreat Work

Obama has made incredibly poor decisions that have made us less safe.

Michael T. Flynn

DecisionsPoorSafeUsMadeLess

I'm all about Adidas.

Jason Day

About

In the 1970s, professional sports found a different breed of team owner in George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees.

Don Yaeger

SportsNew YorkTeamProfessional

My kids' books all have a darkness to them.

David Small

DarknessBooksKidsThem

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

ChildrenUnderstandNeverAnything

There's been a big void out there, in terms of where I've been and what I am currently working on, I'd like to fill that void now and share my exciting plans for the future.

Priscilla Presley

FutureI AmNowPlansOutBig

I never read in bed, only in my study.

Peter Ackroyd

BedNeverStudyOnlyRead

I never want to be a showoff or attention getter or something that, truthfully, is kind of repulsive to me, but I get uncomfortable.

Selma Blair

MeUncomfortableAttentionWantKind

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