233 Quotes by Ewan McGregor

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

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

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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.

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    A tent, a roll mat, a little bit of food, a bit of petrol in your tank and a vague idea of where you’re going and that’s all you need.

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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 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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    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.

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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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