James McAvoy’s charming ways

LONDON - Hollywood actor James McAvoy owes his successful career to his ability to win over directors and co-stars with his charm during auditions.

The ‘The Last King of Scotland actor admits he finds it easy to stand out in a crowd thanks to his smooth-talking ways, which he believes have boosted his chances at doing well in auditions, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

I have played roles where my character has to be quite charming and I have found it quite easy to do. I think some of it is in my bones but some of it is more deliberate. I remember that it was never that difficult for me to get a director to look up and pay attention to me. Mind you, I don’t know if that’s necessarily charm, he said.

The 31-year-old Scottish star who has a seven-month-old son, Andrew, with wife Anne-Marie Duff thinks his likability is a “bit weird”, particularly as he isn’t always a gentleman.