Still, he gave it the old college try on introducing himself to these people. According to James McAvoy, he tried to explain his deal as an aspiring actor, telling them “Hey, what’s up, I’m new in town.”

His Friends crush got a special greeting, though it was so dorky and obvious that McAvoy regrets it to this day. Faced with his longtime screen fantasy, all he could blurt out was “So you’re Jennifer Aniston and you’re in Friends.”