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Ewan McGregor Quotes

I don’t pay much attention to career or what other people think. I’ve always been quite arrogant Picture Quote #1

I’ve been waiting nearly twenty years to have my own light saber. Nothing’s cooler than being a Jedi Knight Picture Quote #1

I find politicians so desperately boring. I don’t trust them and don’t believe in them Picture Quote #1

Starting with a party scene for 600 cast and end up singing on top of a giant elephant...does it get any better than this? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

You can be playing a line some way and the director wants you to change that, or you can disagree. But I always think that the creative conversation between director and actor is what leads to good work Picture Quote #1

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I like to dance, but it’s not my weekend activity. I’m not a clubber Picture Quote #1

My feeling about seeing the world is that it’s going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The thing about parenting rules is there aren’t any. That’s what makes it so difficult Picture Quote #1

I remember in Shallow Grave I remember a few times when we’d only have to do one take. But when you did have to do more than one, you’d build on the one you’d done Picture Quote #1

I think if you’re going on thinking oh, I can do this with my eyes shut, then it’s probably not the right thing to be doing, you know Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I`m really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it Picture Quote #1

I wanted to go and explore the world, I guess. And I suddenly thought well, I’ll just do it Picture Quote #1

A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that’s fine, but they should do something else first, so they’ve got something to fall back on. It doesn’t work like that, as far as I’m concerned Picture Quote #1

I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people Picture Quote #1

For the actors, there’s something very important about that first showing of the scene to the crew, becomes like a little performance Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve sort of done a play every four or five years I guess if I look back in my career. And I think that’s good Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been really uninterested in politicians and the acts of the Houses of Parliament, or government as an idea. But I’m interested in politics in that I’m a member of the world, and I have strong feelings of right and wrong, but I can’t get into the ins and outs of it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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So, no, I’m not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I’ll make films there if they’re good scripts Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I think you know, to not open your mind to television is silly because there’s so much good work happening on television Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids’ TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing comedies Picture Quote #1

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I’m with you does the pain go away Picture Quote #1

Conservative’s the last thing I am Picture Quote #1

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I don’t pay much attention to career or what other people think. I’ve always been quite arrogant. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I’ve been waiting nearly twenty years to have my own light saber. Nothing’s cooler than being a Jedi Knight. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I find politicians so desperately boring. I don’t trust them and don’t believe in them. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) Starting with a party scene for 600 cast and end up singing on top of a giant elephant...does it get any better than this? (Ewan McGregor Quotes) 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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) You can be playing a line some way and the director wants you to change that, or you can disagree. But I always think that the creative conversation between director and actor is what leads to good work. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I like to dance, but it’s not my weekend activity. I’m not a clubber. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) My feeling about seeing the world is that it’s going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) 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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) The thing about parenting rules is there aren’t any. That’s what makes it so difficult. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I remember in Shallow Grave I remember a few times when we’d only have to do one take. But when you did have to do more than one, you’d build on the one you’d done. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I think if you’re going on thinking oh, I can do this with my eyes shut, then it’s probably not the right thing to be doing, you know. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) 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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I`m really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I wanted to go and explore the world, I guess. And I suddenly thought well, I’ll just do it. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that’s fine, but they should do something else first, so they’ve got something to fall back on. It doesn’t work like that, as far as I’m concerned. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people (Ewan McGregor Quotes) For the actors, there’s something very important about that first showing of the scene to the crew, becomes like a little performance. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) 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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I’ve sort of done a play every four or five years I guess if I look back in my career. And I think that’s good. (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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I’ve always been really uninterested in politicians and the acts of the Houses of Parliament, or government as an idea. But I’m interested in politics in that I’m a member of the world, and I have strong feelings of right and wrong, but I can’t get into the ins and outs of it. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) 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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) 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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) So, no, I’m not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I’ll make films there if they’re good scripts. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) 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. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) I think you know, to not open your mind to television is silly because there’s so much good work happening on television. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids’ TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing comedies. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I’m with you does the pain go away. (Ewan McGregor Quotes) Conservative’s the last thing I am (Ewan McGregor Quotes)

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