James McAvoy Quotes

The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.'

I might just be way too boring to ever be a really great actress.

There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage.

The character in 'Arya' was so close to my real life persona. The director saw me once and felt I was the right guy for the role because my body language was so flamboyant. In real life, too, I am very peppy and full of life.

Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.

I was all personality and no talent.

Drama is not hard for me. It just didn't seem hard.

Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about.

I've never tried to learn the art of acting. I have been in the business for years but I still can't tell what acting is or how it's done.

As an actor, you pay attention very closely to everything that happens to you, and you're constantly watching others as well, trying to just find out where everything comes from.

I do a pretty good job at casting actually.

In the world of acting, many are thin but few are talented.

Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.

I think we can all be divas, but as an actress, you can't only be the diva; that would be boring. But sometimes, perhaps, it's fun.

Actresses are just professionally lovely, aren't they?

There are two categories of actresses: performance-oriented ones and glamourous ones.

I want everyone to understand that as an actor you need to be able to play different roles, be versatile even in terms of your personality.

I don't consider myself this amazing thespian.

Acting takes courage.

In films and TV, actors get chosen based on their capabilities, charisma and the image they carry.

Even when I was an engineer, I was a comic on my job. At birthday and holiday parties, I was the one scheduling and emceeing. If you work on your gift, and you're good, it will shine through.

Auditioning is a skill. There are actors who are not very talented but know how to audition and know how to be really confident in the room and are confident enough to be able to charm the pants off anybody.

I was watching TV, and there was a girl acting a fool. And I was like, 'I could do that.'

When an actor decides to play a character, he must exude some sort of charisma and look relatable, even if he is playing the role of a really unattractive person.

I'm definitely interested in acting. I've done it in my past. I know I can do it, let's put it that way. And it's so much fun.