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July 9, 2008: "James McAvoy Loves Playing "The Bad Guy" In Films"
James McAvoy loves playing "d***s" in movies. The actor admits he prefers playing unlikeable characters to lovable ones. He said: "I like romantic comedies. I've been in one and I f***ing loved it. I got to show off and I got to be a d**k. It's always fun to play d***s. That's why I loved 'The Last King of Scotland' because I got to be such a w****r." James - who is married to Anne-Marie Duff, his co-star in hit 90s U.K. TV show 'Shameless' - also revealed he finds it hard to stop being critical of his co-stars, but often discovers his first impressions of people are correct. He added to Details magazine: "I judge people very quickly. There was someone I worked with recently who, within five minutes, displayed all the attributes of a f***ing d**k, and I gave them the benefit of the doubt." "Weeks later I was still there, going 'You're so f***ing self-obsessed.' I've spent a long time giving people the benefit of the doubt, and I'm tired of it.'" *** July 3, 2008: "James McAvoy Can't Find Privacy Among Fans" James McAvoy hates it when fans interrupt him when he is using the toilet, he is often approached by men in public conveniences who attempt to talk to him or shake his hand while he's relieving himself. He said: "People are never nasty to me, but I do find it disconcerting when you're urinating and the guy next to you goes, 'Hey man, love the movie', and I'm like, 'Er.Thanks.'" "It's even worse when they try to shake your hand. I'm like, 'Wash your hand, it's just been on your d**k." James is not the only star to have trouble with fans in the bathroom. Colin Firth recently revealed a fan tried to take a picture of his penis when he was using the toilet. The actor was standing at a urinal during a break from watching a show in New York when he noticed a camera pointing at his genitals. He said he made a pathetic attempt to shove the camera away, adding: "It's hard to do when you're not entirely in your pants." *** Actor James McAvoy picture(s)/pic(s), wallpaper and photo gallery. Birth Name: James Andrew McAvoy. Born: April 21, 1979, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m). Spouse(s): -Anne-Marie Duff (18 October 2006 - present). James McAvoy biography (bio): Personal life: McAvoy was born in Scotstoun, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse, and James McAvoy, a builder. His sister, Joy McAvoy, is a singer. McAvoy's parents divorced when he was seven, and he subsequently lived with his maternal grandparents, Mary and James Johnstone. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill, Glasgow, a Catholic school, and considered becoming a priest. James McAvoy Was in The Pace Youth Theatre For over 6 years. He was trained by Mhari Gilbert. McAvoy graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2000. He once lived in a London houseshare with Jesse Spencer. He is married to his Shameless co-star, Anne-Marie Duff. In his spare time, McAvoy enjoys sci fi, and is a fan of Celtic Football Club. Career: McAvoy's first roles were in David Hayman's The Near Room in 1995 and then as Anthony Balfour in Pat Barker's Regeneration in 1997. McAvoy got his first big international break playing the role of Leto Atreides II in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Children of Dune (adapted from Frank Herbert’s novels) which aired in 2003. In 2004 he starred as Steve McBride in another Abbott-written drama series, Shameless on Channel 4, for which he was nominated for the British Comedy Award for Best TV Newcomer. In 2005, he played Ben in the Royal Court Theatre's production Breathing Corpses,as well as the role of Mr. Tumnus, the Faun in Disney and Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He also starred in Wimbledon as Carl Colt and as Macbeth in Shakespeare Retold. In 2006, he starred alongside Forest Whitaker in an adaptation of Giles Foden’s novel The Last King of Scotland based on the (factual) events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime as seen by his (fictional) personal physician during the 1970s. He took the lead, Brian Jackson, in Starter for Ten (the adaptation of the David Nicholls novel of the same name). McAvoy won the new Mary Selway/Orange Rising Star Award at the 2006 BAFTA Awards. McAvoy has roles in two films for 2007 - Becoming Jane and Atonement. He recently finished work on the film adaptation of Wanted. He is rumoured to be appearing in the movie Frost Flowers, Channel 4 mini series The Devil's Whore. In 2008 he will work on the movie Three Way Split for directors Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger. Although it has been reported that he will be playing the role of Montgomery Scott in the new movie version of Star Trek, this has been repeatedly denied by McAvoy and his publicist. |