I like cooking, but I don't think I could be a chef. Everyone from the ground up does terrible hours, whether you've just walked in off the street and you've got no experience, to whether you're the head chef. You can work 14 or 15-hour days. It's really, really intense. James McAvoy chefcookday share on social
Filmmaking is a miracle of collaboration. James McAvoy collaborationfilmmakemiracle Change image and share on social
When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails. James McAvoy anxietybednail Change image and share on social
I look at the Christian Bale movies, the 'Batman' films, and that shows you that superhero movies don't just have to be about men in tights. James McAvoy balebatmanchristian Change image and share on social
I still take work if I think it's good. If I like the script, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't. James McAvoy goodscriptwill Change image and share on social
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 academydramafriend share on social
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 actfindlive share on social
I've cried a lot because of women. I cry a lot, as a person. James McAvoy cryhavelot Change image and share on social
Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them. James McAvoy britaindifficultfilm Change image and share on social
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 bitebuffexcit Change image and share on social