Ewan McGregor Quotes
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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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
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Now, product placement, whichever way you look at it, whether you like it or you think it's disgusting, or whatever, it's what it is.
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I loved to sing in family parties, for my friends and family. That's how I discovered my talent.
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It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities.
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No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by the way of violence.
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'Dead Air' is full of rants; it's a rant-based book. Yes, it's self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa.
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A 'Friends' shoot night could extend well into the small hours of the morning.
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It's tempting to engage in anti-gun polemics and hope that popular opinion will dramatically shift, but it is also likely a mistake. The smarter course for those who want stronger federal gun-control laws anytime soon is legislative stewardship and compromise.
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A good fan base has developed around the Hurricanes, and I see the opportunity for continued growth for this franchise in the future.
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If you talk to any actor, they'll tell you that working is the best thing.
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I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things.
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I would rather wait and keep working on myself harder and wait for the right opportunity. It is not quantity but quality I should be remembered for.
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I remember very well, when I was at Oxford, an old gentleman said to me, 'Young man, ply your book diligently now, and acquire a stock of knowledge; for when years come upon you, you will find that poring upon books will be but an irksome task.'
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I believe the best poetry of our times is growing too artistic; the study is too visible. If freedom and naturalness are lost out of poetry, everything worth having is lost.
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I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage.
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I've always felt a spiritual connection with acting. And I felt whole when I was onstage.
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America has the best hand ever dealt to any country on this planet, ever. Yes, we have problems, but you travel around the world, you'll see we have it all.
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Not everything is going to be handed to you just because you're talented with a big smile. Sometimes you just gotta get out and shoot jumpers for hours and hours and hours. That's something I didn't really get a grasp on until way later, waking up early and treating it like a job if you're serious about it. Get the freak up and, you know, work.
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In this I-me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves.
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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.
