James McAvoy Quotes
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.
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I want to continue to be me and share with people.
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People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.
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I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.
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Polls that have been taken by kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers indicate that 30 percent of the kids have been deprived in some way so that they are physically unable to keep up with the class.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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Do you know what a showmance is? It is like being at a summer camp when you're a teenager. You spend summertime away from your home. When you spend three months very closely with someone at a particular place, it is like a summer love. You have no choice but to get involved with that person.
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All the best parts of art come from pain turned to celebration.
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The thing I hate most in acting is asking permission to do things. What you really want to do is say, 'This is my need; this is what's going to get me further; this is what's going to be alive. I don't ever say, 'Do you mind if...?' I just come in and do it.
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The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.
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The left-brainer and the economist in me says watch what people do, not what they say.
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The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.
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When I looked at the skeleton of 'Damn Yankees,' I saw an indestructible story, absolutely original characters, one of the freshest, sassiest American scores of the century, and some outmoded equipment.
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It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, isn't it?
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Rajneeshism is creating a Noah's Ark of consciousness, remaining centered exactly in the middle of the cyclone. You can only escape within, and that's what I teach. I do not teach worship of God or any other ritual but only a scientific way of coming to your innermost core.
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We were all monsters and bastards, and we were all beautiful.
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Match play really exposes your character and how much of a will to win you have in your heart.
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Match play really exposes your character and how much of a will to win you have in your heart.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.
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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.
