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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.
Ewan McGregor
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I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did.
Ewan McGregor
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I don't like being told that's where you, you know, if you walk on set and somebody was "okay, you're here and you're going to walk over there on this line." And my reaction is always how do you know? How do you know that's what I'm going to do? How do any of us know?
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I`m really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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I played music all through school and I kind of performed that way.
Ewan McGregor
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People are incredibly rude about it sometimes. Like "What? You're married?" Strange reaction to have. Proves what people's ideas about marriage are. "We're having a baby." "What?" As if it's the end of the world. Of course, it's the start of a brilliant world.
Ewan McGregor
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There's very few directors that know what that rehearsal's for. And often it's just about calming down the director. If he could see it or she sees it, she goes oh, it's going to be okay.
Ewan McGregor
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It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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I won`t buy into the Hollywood thing...I want to be in good movies.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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I especially love my Moto Guzzi.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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Actors don't like to read what they're supposed to do.
Ewan McGregor
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I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people.
Ewan McGregor
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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.
Ewan McGregor
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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
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I certainly have no plans to leave London. It's a great town.
Ewan McGregor
