James McAvoy has admitted Scottish Independence 'could be a fantastic thing' as he prepares for a return to the stage in Glasgow later this year.
The X-Men star, 42, opened up in a recent interview that he thinks independence could be the right move for Scotland, if it is done for the 'right reasons' and not because people dislike Boris Johnson.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, when asked if Scotland should aim for independence now, he said: “The fact that Boris and his company of people who enjoyed a drink while they were telling everybody not to isn’t necessarily something that will make me go, ‘Oh yes, Scottish independence’ – even though he is iconic of an educational and elitist class system that plays into Scottish independence massively. "Independence could be a fantastic thing but it needs to be done for the right reasons.
Don’t choose it because we don’t like Boris. Choose it because we want it. We can’t just define ourselves by our relationship with England.
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