A cry-wanking scene is the struggle to live, in a single moment. James McAvoy More Quotes by James McAvoy More Quotes From James McAvoy I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am. James McAvoy being-myself who-i-am pride 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. James McAvoy car mistake facts The minute you start to strategize too much, the more you start to think you're in control of your own fate. And you're not, really. James McAvoy fate too-much thinking Filmmaking is a miracle of collaboration. James McAvoy filmmaking collaboration miracle 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 conflict character thinking I think the most romantic thing you can do is just turn up. Turn up when it's difficult for you. Travel halfway around the world or just up the road. Whatever it is, just be there. James McAvoy most-romantic world thinking A story about my life would be utterly dull. James McAvoy would-be stories dull The world seemed less scary and I started to like myself a little bit more. James McAvoy scary littles world Our intellect, our awareness, and our consciousness is the most powerful form of life on this planet. James McAvoy consciousness powerful awareness I think I'm losing my hair finally. And, yeah, that's kind of all I know. James McAvoy losing hair thinking For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality. James McAvoy selfless monk humanity 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. James McAvoy important people needs Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche. James McAvoy strong fundamentals stories 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. James McAvoy climbing exercise sports Distance is a bad excuse for not having a good relationship with somebody. It's the determination to keep it going or let it fall by the wayside; that's the real reason that the relationships continue. James McAvoy distance determination real Girls didn't really take much interest in me until I was about 14. But I knew how to talk to them very quickly. What I figured out - that my friends didn't - was you have to talk to women like you're not constantly trying to have sex with them. That seemed to work. James McAvoy girl trying sex 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. James McAvoy nice play thinking I'm 5 foot 7, and I've got pasty white skin. I don't think I'm ugly, don't get me wrong, but I'm not your classic lead man, Brad Pitt guy. James McAvoy white men thinking When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails. James McAvoy anxiety bed sleep Fear is really powerful; it's really useful to me. James McAvoy really-powerful powerful
