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Ewan McGregor, born on March 31, 1971, is a British actor known for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the 'Star Wars' franchise. He began his acting career in theater before transitioning to film and television. McGregor's notable works include 'Atonement', 'The Da Vinci Code', and 'Trainspotting'.

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“There's something that happens where you go, if you're lucky, goodness me, from film to another film to another film. And you can sort of feel that if you step off that treadmill, it might all go horribly wrong and you might never be employed again, you know. And I suddenly thought that that's not necessarily the case. And I also thought we make drama as actors about people in the world and that if you are on that treadmill, you start making films about other films.”

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“I was spending a lot of time in trailers, you know, on film sets surrounded by film people.”

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“I don't really like to know what I'm going to do before I do it.”

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“I can't know what I'm going to do before I'm in front of the lens. And I think that sort of makes it exciting.”

Thinking Knows I Can Fronts Exciting Lenses

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“It is always a nice feeling when you are challenged by a scene and you walk out of trailer and you go on set going I don't know. And then half an hour later you're walking back.”

Knows Feelings Hours Walks Half Nice Goes On Walking Scene Now And Then Trailers Nice Feeling

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“I don't like being told that's where you, you know, if you walk on set and somebody was "okay, you're here and you're going to walk over there on this line." And my reaction is always how do you know? How do you know that's what I'm going to do? How do any of us know?”

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“There's very few directors that know what that rehearsal's for. And often it's just about calming down the director. If he could see it or she sees it, she goes oh, it's going to be okay.”

Ifs Knows Directors Okay Rehearsal Calming Calming Down

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“I love exploring in a rehearsal room with other actors, scenes and you know, stuff you are scared of.”

Knows Actors Stuff Rooms Scene Scared Exploring Rehearsal

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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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“I think my home is in that sort of the part of cinema that's disappeared is where I lived, that sort of mid-budget you know, drama. I suppose that's what I am known for.”

Thinking Knows Home Known Drama Budgets Cinema

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“You know, an audition usually is you come in and read the scene and if you're lucky, you get to read it twice.”

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“I don't like the idea of not being able to knock about the town, you know.”

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“I'm a father of four girls and I know very much about the relationship between a father and his daughters.”

Knows Girl Father Four Daughter

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“I think you know, to not open your mind to television is silly because there's so much good work happening on television.”

Thinking Knows Mind Television Happenings Silly Good Work

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“My wife's French. I mean I speak a bit of French but I've lived amongst French, you know, most of my adult life.”

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“I am so honoured to have been given this opportunity to become an Ambassador. It's a new and different venture for me and one that I know will widen my wider perspective on life. I'm in a position to use the recognition from my work to do something really positive for children”

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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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“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.”

People Ifs Knows I Can Important Stuff Interesting Quality Scripts

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“As fathers, we know what a force for life children can be. They represent all of our futures.”

Knows Children Father Force Future Our Future

Book:Long Way Round

Source: Long Way Round

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Born: March 31, 1971
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 152

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