Ewan McGregor quotes - page 2

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. (Ewan McGregor)

I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish.

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I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it's very important that it's about something and that it says something. Otherwise, I don't know what the point is, really.

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It's not my job to try and alter the director's style - he's in charge, and I'll always give him my trust.

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I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new mobile phone every few months just because a new one comes out.

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The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

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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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The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.

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

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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. (Ewan McGregor)

I especially love my Moto Guzzi.

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I don't think having separate bathrooms is a key to a successful marriage, if you love one another.

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My feeling about seeing the world is that its going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life.

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I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence.

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I love skiing, scuba diving and hang-gliding.

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Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.

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No, I'm putting it away, trying to buy a house for my family. The goal is to use the money to move into a big house, so my daughter can have a garden.

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If you want to produce really horrible, obnoxious kids, say yes to them all the time.

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I was born in '71, so I remember bits of glam rock on 'Top of the Pops' toward the late '70s, but I had no idea what kind of world it was. I didn't like the music, either.

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

I'm sure it's not great fun for them, or for any parent, when their child says they want to be an actor, 'cos it's quite an uncertain business and it can be terribly hard for most actors.

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I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.

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

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Ewan McGregor

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Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0

Occupation: Scottish Actor
Born: March 31, 1971
Quotes count: 60
Wikipedia: Ewan McGregor

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