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I've never worked with an acting coach, no.

Ewan McGregor

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Ewan McGregor
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 31
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Scotland
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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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I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people.
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UNICEF is doing amazing things here. They're helping these groups of kids to be mine aware, and using drama and workshops to teach children in all of the schools in the area to be aware of mines and what to do if they find one, and if somebody's hurt, not to rush in - all of the essential things that kids need to know.
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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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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.
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Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.
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From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.
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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.
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I would encourage you as a screenwriter to trust your story and don't make notes for the actors or don't make notes for the reader.
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I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.
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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.
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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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Once you've agreed the script, you must be willing to go as far as it needs to go on set.
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I think if you're going on thinking oh, I can do this with my eyes shut, then it's probably not the right thing to be doing, you know.
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Actors don't like to read what they're supposed to do.
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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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In far Eastern Russia, there's just some towns that time has forgotten. I guess they used to maybe be industrial or something that are now there's just lots of rusty hulks of buildings and a lot of people wandering around, a lot of alcoholism and violence because people have got nothing to do and no work. Yet people were very generous.
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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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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.
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If I'm playing music in front of people, I'll lose days to nerves like really wasted days of just like being terrified. And then when I get out there, generally speaking, I enjoy it very much. But it seems to be I have to accept the fact that that's just part of the deal for me. And I can't just run on and do it.
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