Scottish - Actor | March 31, 1971 -
I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long.
Ewan McGregor
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I've never been one who agonizes over my work.
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I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.
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I was born in '71, so I remember bits of glam rock on 'Top of the Pops' toward the late '70s, but I had no idea what kind of world it was. I didn't like the music, either.
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I've never found acting that difficult.
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Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.
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The script, I always believe, is the foundation of everything. And if you don't connect to that foundation, if you don't believe in that and feel that you wanna spend three, four months of your life exploring it, then all of the other elements are secondary.
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I think the script is the key. Regardless of how great everybody else is working on a film, if you're working on a script that you don't think is great, you're not gonna be able to make a great film. Whereas if the script is great, then you can.
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You can be playing a line some way and the director wants you to change that, or you can disagree. But I always think that the creative conversation between director and actor is what leads to good work.
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I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.
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For all of the hurtling towards climate change, there's also a lot more understanding of it than there was when we were kids. They don't call environmentalists tree huggers any more, so there's hope!
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I want to wear skinny jeans when I'm in my 70s. Why not? Who cares?
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