Ewan McGregor Quotes

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Ewan McGregor

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 31, 1971

The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better.

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Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.

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I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.

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I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant.

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Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off.

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Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new cell phone every few months just because a new one comes out.

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I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish.

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At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again.

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I've never found acting that difficult.

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The script, I always believe, is the foundation of everything. And if you don't connect to that foundation, if you don't believe in that and feel that you wanna spend three, four months of your life exploring it, then all of the other elements are secondary.

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Producing good stuff can be quite tough, and it involves a lot of frustration, but I always like things to be jolly and happy, and I forget that's actually not the point at the end of the day.

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I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.

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It's just fantastic to go out and meet people in the world and get to really remote places.

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I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

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Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours.

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I trained in the theatre and I love the theatre. I get such a thrill seeing anything in the theatre.

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I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber.

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I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and don't believe in them.

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I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.

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I'm in a position where I can do many things most people just daydream about.

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