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I believe that unless it's a scene where I'm alone, then of course I could do what I want but I think good acting is about what happens between people, not on your face and my face.

Ewan McGregor

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Ewan McGregor
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 31
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My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.
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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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It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.
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No, I'm putting it away, trying to buy a house for my family. The goal is to use the money to move into a big house, so my daughter can have a garden.
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When you've got a date on your calendar saying that you will be putting this in front of people in four weeks, that will get your nerves good, yeah.
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Don't worry about telling your actor what to do.
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I'm sent a script. I read the script. If I love it, I want to do it. And that's it I don't care who's in it, how much money is behind it, really to an extent who's directing it.
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There is some really good crack when I come back here. This is where I learned to swear.
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I grew up in a very small town in Scotland, a little place called Crieff which is beautiful and it's at the foothills to the highlands. It's a very beautiful part of the world. It's a small, I suppose quite conservative place.
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