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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.

Ewan McGregor

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Ewan McGregor
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 31
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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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