James Marsden
James Marsden
James Paul Marsden is an American actor, singer and former Versace model. Marsden began his acting career guest-starring in multiple television shows such as Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Touched by an Angel and Party of Five. He then gained prominence with his portrayal of Scott Summers/Cyclops in the X-Men film series, and starred in 2006's Superman Returns which earned him a Saturn Award nomination...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 September 1973
CityStillwater, OK
CountryUnited States of America
Voice work is usually not that big of a time commitment. You can go in for a couple of days or a couple of months, here and there, and just go in and play. I like being able to do that. You don't have that luxury on film sets or television sets.
I know I have a face like a model. But I’m actually just a goofy drama nerd underneath.
Love is patient, love is kind, love means slowly losing your mind.
Sometimes you just have to be brave. You have to be strong. Sometimes you just can’t give in to weak thoughts. You have to beat down those devils that get inside your head and try to make you panic. You struggle along, putting one foot a little bit ahead of the other, hoping that when you go backwards it won’t be too far backwards, so that when you start going forwards again you won’t have too much to catch up
I was with my wife for five years before we got married. At some point, she was ready to take the next step, and I would say, 'I'm committed to you now; nothing's going to change.'
It's hard enough to just be a good actor. When you're on set, there's everything going against you. There are walkie talkies going off, the camera is creaking and moving, there are boom mics, and you have to hit your mark and make sure you don't shadow the other person's face. It's a really technical process.
I am starting to get into this whole idea of caring about what I wear. There was a time in my life when I could not care less about fashion.
Every time I read a script, I see the movie in my head, and I try to see the best movie in my head because everybody interprets the movie differently.
I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the 'X-Men' films.
I have always been good at auditioning, but maybe because I had a good trick at the beginning. I would pretend that my agent gave me the wrong scene or lines. They would take pity on me and hand me the right scene. I would act like I had never seen this before - and then do pretty well considering I had already rehearsed it.