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
When I was younger - up until I was 19 years old and in college - I was surrounded with people in high school who felt like they knew what they wanted to do with their lives, and that was intimidating to me because I didn't.
I didn't know what my passion was until I discovered the dramatic arts in junior high and high school and I realized, 'Oh, I like this. This is something I feel like I'm good at.' But, the idea of moving to Hollywood and becoming an actor was really unrealistic.
(The school district) without a doubt is a top reason people look at Warwick.
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.
Boy, if Garth Ennis had created a religion, I would sure like to be a part of that. It just makes sense, the way he tackles things in it. It's really heavy stuff and it's incredibly well written.
I didn't want to go get a job or get a degree in business or marketing, or whatever all my friends were getting degrees in.
I am constantly hustling and finding new things. You try to manage so you don't look back and see huge gaps of time that you missed with your family.
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.
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.
It feels like the next stage of the X-Men movies. It doesn't feel like a sequel. It feels like a new episode.
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.'
I also like the bravery in Garth Ennis' writing. He's not afraid to tackle the hypocrisies of modern religion and things like that.
I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the 'X-Men' films.
When you're making a film, it's a very technical process. You do things over and over again, and you have to hit your marks and your light and all that stuff.