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James McAvoy On Being an Action Star
Originally posted 07/08/2008 02:30PM
James McAvoy knows he's not the average action hero, but confesses his desire to play Die Hard-like roles.
"I think inside all actors, there's a kid who secretly yearns to jump off buildings and say 'Yippeekayay, motherf-----!'" the Wanted star, says in the August cover story of Details. "I also thought that the fact that they were willing to cast someone like me [in Wanted] showed a willingness to step outside the usual action-movie realm."
Not that the Atonement actor lives a particularly action-packed real life. The Scotsman, 29, admits he's lived a quiet lifestyle throughout his 20s.
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James McAvoy Limits Lovemaking with Keira Knightley
Originally posted 12/04/2007 10:35AM
Making love to Keira Knightley – which Scottish actor James McAvoy does in Atonement – is nice work if you can get it, but there are rules.
"We talked a lot beforehand, so we had it figured out what we were going to do, what bits are we going to feel, and what bits are we not going to feel," McAvoy, 28, told PEOPLE at the Chanel and Cinema Society premiere of the 1930s period drama, held Monday in New York.
Any tips for doing a sex scene? "Breath mints," he advises. "Don't have a lot of garlic. Don't have a salmon-and-cucumber sandwich beforehand."
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Hot Alert: James McAvoy & Topher Grace Hit Beatrice Inn
Originally posted 12/03/2007 05:00PM
New York's Beatrice Inn was doubly hot on Sunday night as Topher Grace and
Atonement star James McAvoy stopped through separately, and then ended up at adjacent tables. There with a group, McAvoy and his pals took a table for two – then pulled up two extra chairs as they continued chatting. More laid back at the neighboring table, the former That '70s Show star played it cool by himself before moving to the main room, where he was surrounded by people for the rest of the night.
–Stephanie Rygorsky
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James McAvoy: Sex Scenes Are 'Always a Nightmare'
Originally posted 09/30/2007 11:45AM
Keira Knightley's Atonement costar, James McAvoy, says he's sheepish at best when it comes to getting intimate in front of the cameras.
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Keira Knightley Calls Costar 'The Best Kisser Ever'
Originally posted 08/30/2007 09:00AM
Keira Knightley has kissed some of the biggest heartthrobs in Hollywood, but her current leading man gets top billing.
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Toronto Diary: Who's Got Oscar Buzz?
Originally posted 09/16/2006 06:00AM
Every year, partway through the Toronto Film Festival, I breathe a sigh of relief, thinking, "Whew, we can have an Oscars race this year after all."
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