James McAvoy used to think that he had a hard childhood due to the economic status of his family. He was bitter about his grandparents raising him in Glasgow and had a "working class chip" on his shoulder. Well, that all came to an end after a trip to Uganda while filming The Last King of Scotland. He saw firsthand what real poverty was and now has a different view of his life. 

"I used to think that (I had a tough upbringing). I used to have a bit of a working-class chip on my shoulder, because the area I come from is so rough. "But then I went to Uganda to make the film The Last King of Scotland and I looked around at the poverty there, and I realised that, in relative world terms, I’m actually super-duper, upper-class, through-the-roof posh. "Any chip I had on my shoulder about Glasgow was insulting to the people who lived in other parts of the world, and it made me completely re-evaluate my place in it."

James McAvoy is on a heavy duty press round considering his movie, Wanted opens this weekend. One of the recent questions he's been asked was who "he’d rather have Angelina Jolie or Keira Knightley spend time with him on a deserted island". The man is married!! What a question! Naturally, James answered properly.

“Neither, man. A good bottle of sun tan lotion … a football, definitely man, and my wife.”

Nice answer!:)  Here are the rest of the highlights from E!'s Daily 10.

Regarding working with Angelina Jolie, McAvoy says:

“Yeah it was killer when I heard she was gonna be in the film I was quite intimidated and nervous to talk to her. She’s a normal lady when I meet her she was totally chill about it. Normal lady. “

Regarding preparing for his physically demanding role as an assassin, McAvoy says:

“I physically prepared -- lots of running. I have never done that before. Takes months to acquire and weeks to get rid of it.”

Regarding being cast as in an action film, McAvoy says:

“It was important in this film to cast somebody who was an unlikely character, an unlikely action hero. I think it was nice and brave to cast an actor who is unlikely too -- an unlikely action anti-hero.”

To see the interview, be sure to tune into E! tonight at 7:30.

All in good fun! James McAvoy talked a bit about Wanted, a recent motorcycle accident, and his love for extreme minature golf.

We have two very different takes on what to wear to a movie premiere in this post. Reese Witherspoon and Christina Ricci showed off their different personalities while picking out what they would wear for Penelope's LA premiere. Perhaps because Reese produced the movie, she felt she needed to show up with more of a business angle. Also in attendance was Amanda Bynes (looking tan) and James McAvoy.The movie itself looks wild. Have you seen the trailer? Christina has a pig nose. Wonder if it will be as loopy as Pumpkin.Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.Bauer Griffin

"I wanted to be a missionary but only because I wanted a free ticket to go and explore the world. I realized I was using God and religion to get my kicks so I knocked that on the head (ruled that out). I suppose I'm still spiritual but not in a Catholic way any more."

-- James McAvoy on becoming a missionary