Ewan Mcgregor Quotes

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.
I've done nudity in lots of things before. It's something that's never particularly bothered me.
I've never been one who agonizes over my work.
I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff.
If you're suddenly doing something you don't want to do for four years, just so you've got something to fall back on, by the time you come out you don't have that 16-year-old drive any more and you'll spend your life doing something you never wanted to do in the first place.
It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.
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.
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.
No, no I'm not, no, but I just think... when people are naked it tells you a lot about their relationships.
Once you've agreed the script, you must be willing to go as far as it needs to go on set.
So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts.
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.
Then I left school at 16 and worked in Perth Repertory Theatre, which was quite nearby where I lived. And I worked there for about six or seven months, as part of the stage crew.
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.
Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop.
Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.
For all of the hurtling towards climate change, there's also a lot more understanding of it than there was when we were kids. They don't call environmentalists tree huggers any more, so there's hope!
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.
I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.
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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