Exclusive: Q&A with 'Wanted' Star James McAvoy
By Emily Christianson, Hollywood.com Staff
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
HW: What was it like creating this transformation onscreen without the benefit of a super hero costume?
JM: You get to rely on your physicality more and little things like you know your walk is less confident to begin with and your back is more arched to begin with. It is only tiny things not anything that anyone would notice, but you start to walk taller, you start to walk with more purpose. You start to un-arch your back and open up your shoulders and become more open to the world and less afraid of the world. Things like that are really, really good fun. It is acting really, its good fun.
HW: I love the idea that what you perceive to be your greatest weakness might actually be your greatest strength. How does that concept resonate with you?
JM: I suppose as an actor if you are a little bit over sensitive, as an actor sensitivity is really important, we need to be sensitive to show that we are feeling something. Then to communicate with people properly, it is all about sensitivity isn’t it.