Mcavoy Quotes & Sayings

I'm taking probably the biggest risk of my career in playing the part in Filth. If you stop taking risks, then you get bored, or you just keep playing the same part, over and over again. Eventually audiences get bored of that, as well. — James McAvoy

There's something about Michael J. Fox that I loved when he did all the '80s stuff. His way of performing all the physicality, which is why it's so tragic now, but the way he used his body so much as well, I loved. — James McAvoy

Marriage is an ongoing thing, man. You continue to work at it. But it's joyful. And joyous. I don't care if people are living without a marriage certificate. It's just about people, in some way, saying to each other, 'I commit to you. I will help you in this life.' — James McAvoy

Step one, accept she was a damn boss. Step two, hide all the knives, guns, and maybe the pillows, too. — J.J. McAvoy

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

Kids audience is a brilliant audience. If you've got an audience of adults standing up and clapping, or you've got an audience of kids standing up and clapping, I know which one I'd choose. — James McAvoy

Every last person we kill is for family. If we do not kill them, they kill us. It's the way of the world. It is self-defense. — J.J. McAvoy

Are the hormones as bad as everyone says they are?" I asked him to change the subject.
He looked at up to me his brown eyes widened as he understood what I meant. Finally he grinned.
"That explains it."
"So, is that yes?
"That is ... good luck. — J.J. McAvoy

I do find it strange, doing magazine shoots. Photographers always go, 'Why don't you like to have your picture taken? That's what you do for a living anyway. Just pretend you're acting. It's the same thing!' — James McAvoy

I don't really ... go to 'the opening of an envelope.' I don't really turn up to all the events, you know what I mean? If I'm involved, I'll go, and if there's a good friend who needs support, I'll go, but otherwise ... I don't go. I'm probably just a bit like my grandparents; I like staying in. — James McAvoy

I did 'Narnia' because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play Mr. Tumnus because he's my favourite children's character. That was awesome. — James McAvoy

She's cold, sir," Greyson said, partially terrified, partially impressed. "Wrong again," I replied. She was a Callahan and like all Callahans... "She's ruthless. — J.J. McAvoy

I try to keep my life low key, and I don't like going to parties unless they're thrown by a friend of mine, or they're to do with a project I'm in, or it's because I've been nominated for an award. — James McAvoy

Tell me it wasn't fucking you, and you still get to come to the motherfucking wedding sweetheart ...
Melody G. — J.J. McAvoy

I don't know why we're not interested in seeing good people. I think we like seeing good people, but only if bad things happen to them. Which is weird, isn't it? — James McAvoy

Bye," he whispered to me.
"Bye."
Neither of us moved.
"Seriously? This isn't the Titanic, you'll see each other again," Bethan said to us. — J.J. McAvoy

He's just the "one". Not in a religious, demi-god sort of way even though I wouldn't put it past him to think that of himself. — J.J. McAvoy

If you think for a bloody second that I would ever let you go through any of this alone, you've lost your mind. I will find you, I will bring you home, and I will fix you, do you hear me? Because I need you to fix me too. — J.J. McAvoy

Levi Black, you are such a fucking sadist. "Do — J.J. McAvoy

She was mine. She was all fucking mine.I was the king of the jungle, and the woman beside me was my queen. — J.J. McAvoy

I hate it when you call me, Melody," she said softly. "It hurts. It hurts when you pull away from me. Everything you said before, it hurt me. I hate you for saying them, and I hate myself for caring. I hate more than anything that I ... that it's so hard for me to say how much I love you. — J.J. McAvoy

One day you could be sitting on the top of the world, then the next it could be sitting on you, — J.J. McAvoy

I judge people very quickly. — James McAvoy

I've played a lot of very posh, sort of noble or aristocratic English people, which is nothing like what I am, so I feel that there is quite a lot distance there and have played a little bit far away from myself. — James McAvoy

I am trying! You are closer to me that anyone else Liam."
"That would be enough, if everyone else wasn't dead — J.J. McAvoy

Dawn, Cillian. That is how long I'll wait for your apology. For you to remember you were nothing but a puppet king who forgot he was on strings. — J.J. McAvoy

Every time I do a movie, especially an animated movie, I just seem to scream and shout and hyperventilate for money. — James McAvoy

In a love scene that's really advantageous because you don't have that horrible moment of: "We don't really know what we're supposed to be doing, we just know we're supposed to be snogging and then shagging." Then the director shouts "action" and it's like: "Should I feel her boobs? I don't want to feel her boobs! — James McAvoy

I'm free to look at what I own. — J.J. McAvoy

I loved her more than I loved myself. — J.J. McAvoy

I've seen beautiful actresses get spat at or just someone trying to get a rise out of them so they can get an extra hundred bucks for a photo. It's really rough. — James McAvoy

I'm not now, nor shall I ever be, any man's arm candy. — J.J. McAvoy

'St. Elmo's Fire' is one of my favorite films. I like the storytelling of those teenage American films. You don't get that now. Teenage American movies are all about sick jokes, puking a lot, arse jokes. — James McAvoy

The one thing I knew for sure about Felicity Harper was that she was a runner. I had never thought of myself as a follower, but here I was, always one step behind her. — J.J. McAvoy

You don't control this. I do. And you've pissed me off, wife. — J.J. McAvoy

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

A quote about Carla Kelly - We used to have a family saying around the dinner table. For expediency in feeding our large number of children we would sometimes forego the use of a serving dish and just put one pot or another on the table. The expression was, "It's okay - Carla Kelly isn't here today." Dinner at the Kellys, and Carla's insistence on proper dining decorum was always a bright spot in our occasional family visits. - Gene McAvoy 7-22-10 — Carla Kelly

I never minded a little pain with my pleasure. "What — J.J. McAvoy

When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails. — James McAvoy

At the heart of every really good Christmas movie is the threat, I suppose, to Christmas. Something is wrong with Christmas, in all of these movies. In 'The Polar Express,' there's a kid that doesn't really believe, and that's the threat to Christmas. In 'Santa Claus: The Movie,' jealousy and greed are threatening to overrun his Christmas. — James McAvoy

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. — James McAvoy

I kind of embarked on a fruitless search to find information about my character, Frederick Aiken. And it was fruitless, unfortunately, because there's so little about him. — James McAvoy

I've been in a few fights and I know what it's like to get punched in the face. — James McAvoy

Until I'm on the set of a film, to me it's still not for real. — James McAvoy

Filmmaking is a miracle of collaboration. — James McAvoy

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. — James McAvoy

Interesting does not even begin to cover what happened today." I said.
"My fiance shot me with my own gun. — J.J. McAvoy

Liam, soon-to-be-fucking-dead, Callahan was walking down the stairs - my fucking stairs - with his sex hair high and his green eyes sharper than razor blades. He was beautiful, and I almost regretted the fact that I would have to put a bullet in his head and then smash it through a fucking wall.
-Melody G. — J.J. McAvoy

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. — James McAvoy

Why were you at that party?"
I groaned. "This again? What does it matter--?"
"It matters because I want you, but I need to know what you want in return. If it isn't money or someone to provide for you, then what is it you want?"
I was stunned. "Wait, what?"
"I need to know what you want--"
"No, go back to why it matters."
He raised an eyebrow. "The 'I want you' part?"
"Yes. You're kidding right?"
"Yes, because I came all the way down here to have crappy coffee for the hell of it. — J.J. McAvoy

As an actor sometimes you can be a bit emotional and forceful, and that's not always the way to be. — James McAvoy

Fear is really powerful; it's really useful to me. — James McAvoy

She's mine. I'm hers. It's that simple. Truthfully, that's how it's always been. Neither of us are fighting anymore. — J.J. McAvoy

But you see we can't all be the phoenix, some of us have to be the ash. — J.J. McAvoy

She fucking shot me. I had been so shocked and horny that my mind couldn't even comprehend what had happened. — J.J. McAvoy

They're her parent," Neal finally spoke out. "Regardless of what they've done, they're still her parents. Yes, she remembers the bad, but she will always remember the good as well, however short it was. It's not as easy to kill family as everyone makes it seem."
"This moment of wisdom was brought to you by - " I was cut off as a water bottle came flying at my head. I caught it and laughed.
"He's right though," our father replied. "We can't just keep killing everyone ... especially our in-laws."
True, we were running out of places to hide the bodies. I snickered at the thought. — J.J. McAvoy

I was talking to one of my aunties at Christmas and she said she didn't think it was ever in my nature to go against the grain, that I was always a good boy. I think she was right - I did always want to be good. — James McAvoy

She is ... she is Bloody Melody and perfect. God created her and then shattered the mold afterward, for the world could not handle two of her. — J.J. McAvoy

I love you more than Cinderella loved Prince Charming. From: — J.J. McAvoy

I always win gentlemen. Even if it looks like I'm losing I'm winning. — J.J. McAvoy

There sitting in the middle of the bed with her pinky sticking out as she drank her tea like the damn queen of England, was my wife. — J.J. McAvoy

Just like I'd expected,kissing him did nothing,I could have been kissing my arm and gotten more of a rise out it. — J.J. McAvoy

You are not a black rainbow. I see every one of your colors. — J.J. McAvoy

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. — James McAvoy

As I get older, I want to do more films for kids because they're the best audience around. Just putting a smile on a kid's face is the best thing. — James McAvoy

When I said you're mine, I meant it. Remember? I saw what I mean. I chose scars and all. — J.J. McAvoy

Icarus burned because he flew during the day. He wanted the world to see. We fly in the darkness, where people are afraid to look. — J.J. McAvoy

You don't become ruthless with hugs and kisses. It is pain that makes us. — J.J. McAvoy

Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But if you just spend all your time on film sets or even on stage, you can become a Michael Jackson figure, living in your own little universe. — James McAvoy

I think I'm losing my hair finally. And, yeah, that's kind of all I know. — James McAvoy

But I wanted ... I needed her to need e as much as I needed her. — J.J. McAvoy

I loved being dominated in such a beastly sexual way. How his hands, lips and tongue all grabbed on to me. — J.J. McAvoy

I am Levi Black and my record was spotless; I didn't mess around with students, I didn't lose cases, and I sure as hell didn't air my dirty laundry in public. — J.J. McAvoy

If you don't have the good fortune to work a lot then you take any job you get offered, whether it's a good job, fun job, a bad job, horrible job, whatever, you just take what you need to take. But I'm lucky in that - at the moment anyway and hopefully forever, but who knows - I get the chance to pick jobs for the kick of it and the fun. — James McAvoy

I love going to art galleries. The Tate Modern is one of my favourite things to do. But I don't invest in the history of it and I don't read up on it. I am a guy who would buy a print rather than buy an original. — James McAvoy

I did undergo hypnotherapy, and it didn't work! The guy couldn't put me under. I was very disappointed. I was very keen to be suggested, to have somebody tell me to run naked or cluck like a chicken or whatever, but it didn't work for me, I'm afraid. — James McAvoy

I always have a beard between jobs. I just let it grow until they pay me to shave it. People are quite surprised it's ginger. Sometimes they ask me if dye my hair and I always say 'Wow, no!' I'm 'trans-ginger.' — James McAvoy

Since my worldview has expanded, I don't consider myself working class anymore, and I'm attracted to playing characters who go through a similar evolution. — James McAvoy

She could disarm and cut people down with them alone. It was a talent of hers. She had no need for guns, she just liked them. — J.J. McAvoy

When she reached me, she stopped and kissed my father on the cheek before taking my hand. However, when I looked in her eyes I saw a twinge of sadness, and it pained me to my core. I squeezed her hand, not to hurt her, but to tell her I saw and I didn't like it. I wanted her to be happy. I would let her pick anyone in the church and kill them if it made her smile. — J.J. McAvoy

Star light, star bright, the many stars I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, keep this girl for the rest of my life — J.J. McAvoy

I want you to love me." I said softly. "But if not, then I want to be the closest thing to you loving me. I want your loyalty. I want your honesty. I want you by my side and no one else's. I want your body. I want your mind. I want to know your hopes and dreams so I could one day make them reality. — J.J. McAvoy

She looks like a sweet little lamb from afar, but when you get close, you find out she skinned and ate the damn thing just to use it as a coat. She's a beast.
~Liam C. — J.J. McAvoy

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

This week in school they made us read Frankenstein. It was cool. I liked it. I like books that make me think. That's why I'm in the advanced class. My favorite part is when the monster looks at Dr. Frankenstein and tells him it's his fault. It kinda reminds me of now. You called me a monster. I walked way. Then you threatened the monster. And so if it comes down to you or me, I have to pick me. — J.J. McAvoy

Oh, the mouth on you," he said, his eyes drifting to my lips. "Witty, rebellious, sexy, and wants nothing from me but sex. Either I'm hallucinating, or you're lying to yourself. — J.J. McAvoy

[Macbeth] is historically set in a place depicted by Shakespeare as brutal and violent, incredibly superstitious, and that's something that I do believe is Scottish. — James McAvoy

I really liked 'Starter For Ten' because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like 'St. Elmo's Fire' and 'The Breakfast Club' and I've always wanted to play the underdog lead hero in a 1980s-inspired film. — James McAvoy

If you want to pass this class, and if you want to be a lawyer, working for it isn't enough. You'll need to bleed for it. — J.J. McAvoy

I've cried a lot because of women. I cry a lot, as a person. — James McAvoy

Yeah. Book nerd rule number three: never ever, leave an unfinished book at home. — J.J. McAvoy

No movie has ever got enough time. It doesn't matter how much money you've got, and it doesn't matter how much money you've not got. You never finish on time. You're always up against it and you're always working up until the end. — James McAvoy

It's nice to be in a movie that hasn't been absolutely slaughtered by the press. — James McAvoy

I really can't deal with all this lovey-dovey shit. It's like watching Romeo and Juliet on repeat." "Don't they die in the end?" Neal questioned. — J.J. McAvoy

I'd been wanting to work with James McAvoy since I was in drama school. I suppose there are parallels in that we're Scottish, we went to the same drama school and share the same agent, but aside from that, he's someone I've looked up to. — Emun Elliott

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

Some of the greatest actors have turned superheroes into a serious business: Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in 'Batman'; Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, the first venerable knights of the X-Men, who have now passed the baton to Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. — Tom Hiddleston

He is gone and I find myself staring at shoes so large that they could've only belonged to a giant. — J.J. McAvoy

Next year, if no one gives me any work, that's fine. I'm not going to do well anyway. I'm not an actor, I'm just exploiting this industry. — James McAvoy

Before. I'm so in charge I could be the fucking Energizer bunny. — J.J. McAvoy