James McAvoy

And he called back months later and he was like, is that kid still there? Send him to the production office. He was making this movie about child prostitution and pornography in Glasgow. Wow. And he was like, here's the script, read it. And I read it and I went, come in here. can you try and play Kevin, this young guy called Kevin Savage. And he was like, can you make yourself cry?

I'd never done any acting at this point. And I got the part and we left the room and he was like, we found the guy, this is him. And do you know what's really weird, right? There was a TV show called Streetwise. Streetwise! It was a kid's show and it was about mountain bike couriers in London

I'd never done any acting at this point. And I got the part and we left the room and he was like, we found the guy, this is him. And do you know what's really weird, right? There was a TV show called Streetwise. Streetwise! It was a kid's show and it was about mountain bike couriers in London

I'd never done any acting at this point. And I got the part and we left the room and he was like, we found the guy, this is him. And do you know what's really weird, right? There was a TV show called Streetwise. Streetwise! It was a kid's show and it was about mountain bike couriers in London

uh that were led by a saxophone playing andy circus right no way i love yeah man i love that they were like crime fighting mountain bike couriers and um and i it was brilliant and and he played the saxophone and i was like that's andy circus he was walking into the production office and andy was playing a glaswegian pimp with dreadlocks and uh and

uh that were led by a saxophone playing andy circus right no way i love yeah man i love that they were like crime fighting mountain bike couriers and um and i it was brilliant and and he played the saxophone and i was like that's andy circus he was walking into the production office and andy was playing a glaswegian pimp with dreadlocks and uh and

uh that were led by a saxophone playing andy circus right no way i love yeah man i love that they were like crime fighting mountain bike couriers and um and i it was brilliant and and he played the saxophone and i was like that's andy circus he was walking into the production office and andy was playing a glaswegian pimp with dreadlocks and uh and

My first bit of being a professional actor was literally being told, you're going to play the part. And then I walked out and Andy Serkis went, are you actually from Glasgow? Are you like the real deal, like from a council estate or whatever? And I was like, yeah, man. He was like, great, come sit with me. And he was like recording me and recording my voice.

My first bit of being a professional actor was literally being told, you're going to play the part. And then I walked out and Andy Serkis went, are you actually from Glasgow? Are you like the real deal, like from a council estate or whatever? And I was like, yeah, man. He was like, great, come sit with me. And he was like recording me and recording my voice.

My first bit of being a professional actor was literally being told, you're going to play the part. And then I walked out and Andy Serkis went, are you actually from Glasgow? Are you like the real deal, like from a council estate or whatever? And I was like, yeah, man. He was like, great, come sit with me. And he was like recording me and recording my voice.

And I was teaching Andy fucking Serkis from Streetwise. For my sister, Tracy in Wisconsin, Andy Serkis is fantastic.

And I was teaching Andy fucking Serkis from Streetwise. For my sister, Tracy in Wisconsin, Andy Serkis is fantastic.

And I was teaching Andy fucking Serkis from Streetwise. For my sister, Tracy in Wisconsin, Andy Serkis is fantastic.

gollum and lord of the rings he was planet of the apes he's a great character actor also great director incredible guy yeah just a good guy who was the director of this film of the child prostitution that that discovered you it was a movie uh called the near room uh it was a reference to um a muhammad ali quote talking about the space that he would go i think before a fight yeah would the alligators play trombones

gollum and lord of the rings he was planet of the apes he's a great character actor also great director incredible guy yeah just a good guy who was the director of this film of the child prostitution that that discovered you it was a movie uh called the near room uh it was a reference to um a muhammad ali quote talking about the space that he would go i think before a fight yeah would the alligators play trombones

gollum and lord of the rings he was planet of the apes he's a great character actor also great director incredible guy yeah just a good guy who was the director of this film of the child prostitution that that discovered you it was a movie uh called the near room uh it was a reference to um a muhammad ali quote talking about the space that he would go i think before a fight yeah would the alligators play trombones

And it was a guy called David Heyman, not to be confused with the producer who does Harry Potter and since then many, many things. Right, right. But Scottish actor, director, philanthropist and really good, really good actor. But I'd said to him, and I was not that good in the film. And... And I've said publicly quite a few times, like, I'd love to pay him back.

And it was a guy called David Heyman, not to be confused with the producer who does Harry Potter and since then many, many things. Right, right. But Scottish actor, director, philanthropist and really good, really good actor. But I'd said to him, and I was not that good in the film. And... And I've said publicly quite a few times, like, I'd love to pay him back.

And it was a guy called David Heyman, not to be confused with the producer who does Harry Potter and since then many, many things. Right, right. But Scottish actor, director, philanthropist and really good, really good actor. But I'd said to him, and I was not that good in the film. And... And I've said publicly quite a few times, like, I'd love to pay him back.

I'd love to be in something for him. And he sent me something one day, and I was like, I don't think it's quite right for me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, right, right. There's not enough acting in it.