Once you’ve agreed the script, you must be willing to go as far as it needs to go on set. – Ewan McGregor
I’m just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it’s very important that it’s about something and that it says something. Otherwise, I don’t know what the point is, really. – Ewan McGregor
I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long. – Ewan McGregor
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
Producing good stuff can be quite tough, and it involves a lot of frustration, but I always like things to be jolly and happy, and I forget that’s actually not the point at the end of the day. – Ewan McGregor
I’ve done nudity in lots of things before. It’s something that’s never particularly bothered me. – Ewan McGregor
It’s not my job to try and alter the director’s style – he’s in charge, and I’ll always give him my trust. – Ewan McGregor
I don’t do things lightly; I don’t take a job then just phone it in – I’ve never done that. – Ewan McGregor
From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London. – Ewan McGregor
At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again. – Ewan McGregor
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. – Ewan McGregor
I’m sure it’s not great fun for them, or for any parent, when their child says they want to be an actor, ‘cos it’s quite an uncertain business and it can be terribly hard for most actors. – Ewan McGregor
I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do. – Ewan McGregor
Mainly I was able to perform with music – I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off. – Ewan McGregor
I think rehearsal can be important if it’s done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time. – Ewan McGregor
I remember in Shallow Grave I remember a few times when we’d only have to do one take. But when you did have to do more than one, you’d build on the one you’d done. – Ewan McGregor
I don’t pay much attention to career or what other people think. I’ve always been quite arrogant. – Ewan McGregor
So, no, I’m not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I’ll make films there if they’re good scripts. – Ewan McGregor
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