Ewan McGregor Quotes
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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 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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No, no I'm not, no, but I just think... when people are naked it tells you a lot about their relationships.
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I was with a friend of mine recently who was dying and while he was lying there with his family around his bed, I just knew that was it, that was the best you can hope for in life - to have your family and the people who love you around you at the end.
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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.
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UNICEF is doing amazing things here. They're helping these groups of kids to be mine aware, and using drama and workshops to teach children in all of the schools in the area to be aware of mines and what to do if they find one, and if somebody's hurt, not to rush in - all of the essential things that kids need to know.
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...as an actor there`s nothing better than a great moody moment to play with nothing to say. It`s so much easier to do because you can really get inside your head.
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I think you know, to not open your mind to television is silly because there's so much good work happening on television.
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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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I`ve got a black woolen hat and it`s got Pervert written across the front of it. It`s the name of the clothing label. And I was with my wife and my baby at the supermarket and I didn`t think. I just put my hat on Clara`s head, because it was cold. And the looks. I couldn`t figure out why I was getting death looks. And then I realized my 10-month old baby`s wearing a hat with the word Pervert written on it and these people were like, `There`s Satan! There`s Satan out with his kid!` And then I made a point of her wearing it every time we went there.
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I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren`t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented.
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Actors don't like to read what they're supposed to do.
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I would encourage you as a screenwriter to trust your story and don't make notes for the actors or don't make notes for the reader.
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I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I`m really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it.
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When you take the R sound out of French accent, and you just replace it with an R, it sounds Mexican.
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I've always like sort of, as an actor, I'm drawn to exploring how we are as human beings in given situations and how we act and how we react and what makes us tick.
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I was quite interested to do television series and I started exploring an idea of a longer commitment, a new idea, a new TV show that would've meant a longer commitment but I opened my mind up.
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I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people.
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For the actors, there's something very important about that first showing of the scene to the crew, becomes like a little performance.
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The script, I always believe, is the foundation of everything.
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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.
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It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.
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There's nothing worse than shooting a scene you haven't rehearsed.
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I'm always interested in playing different people, in different situationsIt doesn't matter to me whether someone is in love with a man or a woman. I find the idea of love and romance interesting. I'm a sucker for it. I like playing someone who's falling in love because I like the sensation of it. People do extraordinary things when they're falling in love.