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

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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.

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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.

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My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I... by Ewan McGregor

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.

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Then, one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure find... by Ewan McGregor

Then, one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.

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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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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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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'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 want to wear skinny jeans when I'm in my 70s. Why not? Who care... by Ewan McGregor

I want to wear skinny jeans when I'm in my 70s. Why not? Who cares?

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It's just fantastic to go out and meet people in the world and ge... by Ewan McGregor

It's just fantastic to go out and meet people in the world and get to really remote places.

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Don't worry about telling your actor what to do. by Ewan McGregor

Don't worry about telling your actor what to do.

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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.

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Of course I voted for him. He wasn't a politician; he was a craze... by Ewan McGregor

Of course I voted for him. He wasn't a politician; he was a craze.

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Above all things I believe in love. by Ewan McGregor

Above all things I believe in love.

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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.

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I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think.... by Ewan McGregor

I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant.

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I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and... by Ewan McGregor

I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and don't believe in them.

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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.

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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.

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The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what... by Ewan McGregor

The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.

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