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James McAvoy Made Sure To Be 'Sensitive' About Playing Character With Identity Disorder In 'Split'!

James McAvoy Made Sure To Be 'Sensitive' About Playing Character With Identity Disorder In 'Split'!

James McAvoy is opening up about wanting to be “sensitive” in his portrayal of a man with 23 different personalities in his latest film Split!

The 37-year-old actor plays Kevin, a sufferer of dissociative identity disorder who kidnaps three high school girls in the psychological thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

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“You’ve got to be sensitive in your portrayal of people at all times. You’ve got to be conscientious and you’ve got to be aware of people’s faults,” James told the Press Association at the 2016 AFI Fest premiere of Split held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday (November 15) in Hollywood. “You’ve got to be aware of people’s good points and their graces. I think that’s the case all the time when you’re portraying somebody who’s suffering or whose way of life is very different from your own.”

Also in attendance at the 2016 AFI Fest premiere was co-stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Betty Buckley, as well as director M. Night Shyamalan and producer Jason Blum.

FYI: Anya is wearing Dolce&Gabbana.

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Credit: Michael Boardman; Photos: WENN
Posted to: Anya Taylor Joy, Betty Buckley, James McAvoy, M. Night Shyamalan