Ewan McGregor Quotes
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I played music all through school and I kind of performed that way.
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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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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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There's nothing worse than shooting a scene you haven't rehearsed.
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You know, an audition usually is you come in and read the scene and if you're lucky, you get to read it twice.
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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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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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The script, I always believe, is the foundation of everything.
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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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There's something very self-conscious about a writer who's addressing his reader. Don't do that.
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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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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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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'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'm not really a blockbuster, I'm not a member of that audience really.
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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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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 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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Seasons may change winter to spring, but I love you until the end of time Come what may, come what may, I will love you until my dying day Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace Suddenly my life doesn’t seem such a waste, it all revolves around you. And there’s no mountain too high no river too wide Sing out this song and I’ll be there by your side Storm clouds may gather and stars may collide But I love you until the end of time.
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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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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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I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I`m really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it.
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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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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.