Ewan McGregor Quotes

It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find the scenes and build the scenes and invest in them. I think that's key and that's what I've learned from all the great directors I've worked with.

Ewan McGregor

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• Actors
• Learned
• Directors
• Scenes
• Protecting

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• It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find the scenes and build the scenes and invest in them. I think that's key and that's what I've learned from all the great directors I've worked with.

  

  Ewan McGregor
  • Environment
  • Actors
  • Learned