James McAvoy

“I'm a pretty private person. I'm not 'out there' and I'm not on the red carpet much.”

“What's the point of being an actor if you're not going to be brave?”

“Acting is a really strange thing. You have to know when you're lying and when you're not. And you have to be able to lie. It's a weird profession.”

“I think the best thing about being an actor is that you get to be a lot of different people in your lifetime.”

“We're all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn't a stronger connection between people than storytelling.”

“I'm not a method actor. I don't believe in it. I believe in pretending.”

“Fantasy is a literature of ideas. It's not just an escape. It's a way of looking at the world in a different way.”

“I'm quite a normal person, really. I'm not a celebrity. I'm just a working actor.”

“It's always the story that's most important, and the story is made up of all of the characters.”

“I always have a moment when I know I'm going to cry and that's the moment I have to work against.”

“I'm a bit of a nerd. I'm a bit of a geek. I love a good book, and I love a good film.”

“I don't see myself as a pin-up. I'm a bit of a weird-looking dude.”

“Because I'm a young man, I'm a C-plus celebrity. You know, I'm not a tearing-my-clothes-off-on-the-spot-type celebrity.”

“I don't mind being a professional liar. It's a great job.”

“I think that when you are in a creative field, you are your own worst critic.”

“Change is a constant. You have to learn to embrace it.”

“I like to play characters that are not me at all.”

“I'm not the kind of actor who is just here to run around with a gun.”