I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish. Ewan McGregor More Quotes by Ewan McGregor More Quotes From Ewan McGregor 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 motivational inspirational children I don't want to make decisions about what I'm going to do before I'm doing it because I base my acting off my partner and off the other people in the scene. Ewan McGregor acting decision people My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away. Ewan McGregor pain heart love It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find the scenes and build the scenes and invest in them. I think that's key and that's what I've learned from all the great directors I've worked with. Ewan McGregor keys directors thinking Then, one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you. Ewan McGregor great-adventure one-day adventure 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 being-positive fighting people 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 beautiful two directors 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 tv-shows commitment ideas 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 tick given actors I want to wear skinny jeans when I'm in my 70s. Why not? Who cares? Ewan McGregor who-cares jeans why-not It's just fantastic to go out and meet people in the world and get to really remote places. Ewan McGregor fantastic people world Don't worry about telling your actor what to do. Ewan McGregor actors worry As a child I was taken to the pantomime or the theatre and I would always, always fall in love with somebody on the stage. And want to have sex with them. Ewan McGregor falling-in-love children sex Of course I voted for him. He wasn't a politician; he was a craze. Ewan McGregor craze politician serious Above all things I believe in love. Ewan McGregor romance-movie things-i-love believe I've sort of done a play every four or five years I guess if I look back in my career. And I think that's good. Ewan McGregor play years thinking I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant. Ewan McGregor careers people thinking I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and don't believe in them. Ewan McGregor boring politician believe 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 what-matters drinking smoking I can't know what I'm going to do before I'm in front of the lens. And I think that sort of makes it exciting. Ewan McGregor lenses exciting thinking
