25 Quotes & Sayings By Ewan Mcgregor

Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor. He first came to international attention for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also played the title character in the 1998 film Trainspotting, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Other notable films include Moulin Rouge!, The Pillars of the Earth, Birth, and The Ghost Writer.

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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. 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
He`s quite extraordinary with his moves and spins. I think...
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He`s quite extraordinary with his moves and spins. I think he was a baton girl in a past life [on his co-star Hayden Christensen]. Ewan McGregor
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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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A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned. Ewan McGregor
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If you're suddenly doing something you don't want to do for four years, just so you've got something to fall back on, by the time you come out you don't have that 16-year-old drive any more and you'll spend your life doing something you never wanted to do in the first place. Ewan McGregor
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I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's not because of some philosophical ideal at all, no. Ewan McGregor
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No, I`m putting it away, trying to buy a house for my family. The goal is to use the money to move into a big house, so my daughter can have a garden. 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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What matters most with any regimen, whether it's to lose weight or stop drinking or smoking, is your willingness to seek help and your desire to say 'no more. Ewan McGregor
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We'll get there! Ewan McGregor
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I really want to play Princess Leia. Stick some big pastries on my head. Now that would be interesting. Ewan McGregor
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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. Ewan McGregor
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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. 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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Starting with a party scene for 600 cast and end up singing on top of a giant elephant...does it get any better than this? Ewan McGregor
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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. Ewan McGregor
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The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult. Ewan McGregor
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When you take away the phone and e-mail and you don't have a million things to run around to, it allows your mind the space to think more expansively about the things that matter. Ewan McGregor
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Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time. Ewan McGregor
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The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better. Ewan McGregor
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Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life. Ewan McGregor
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My feeling about seeing the world is that it's going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life. Ewan McGregor
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I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence. Ewan McGregor