Quote: 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. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: 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]
Quote: At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: Clara's 16 months, and she's really brilliant. She started talking, half in French and half in English. I don't speak French near as well as her. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: Conservative's the last thing I am. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I can just tell you I've had a few meetings with George Lucas, and he's lovely - a very nice man. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I certainly have no plans to leave London. It's a great town. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I chose to live in London, and I love it there. But I'm Scottish through and through. It's a great place, a beautiful land and a beautiful people. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's not because of some philosophical ideal at all, no. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I like to dance, but it's not my weekend activity. I'm not a clubber. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I played music all through school and I kind of performed that way. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I really want to play Princess Leia. Stick some big pastries on my head. Now that would be interesting. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: 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]
Quote: I think there's got to be a scene where Obi-Wan's in the buff. Yeah, when he drops his robes or something and shows everyone his light saber. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I'm a bit of an Oasis fan. I always have been, but I like a massive cross-section of music. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: 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]
Quote: I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I'm just trying to live life the way I want to live it, the way we want to live it. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: I'm not a guy who takes films for strong political messages. [Ewan McGregor]
Quote: 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]