The 34-year-old actor feels grateful for not been stalked by paparazzi, reported Daily Express.
"I think people are quite used to the fact I don't talk about my private life and the paparazzi don't usually bother me," McAvoy said.
"I get stopped in the street now and then, but people are nice and I don't mind that - I've never minded that. All I want to do is keep my private life private - my relationship and having a child and all that kind of stuff," he added.
"Family is really important to me and when a role comes along, you have to weigh up whether it's worth going overseas for," he said.