Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor, OBE is a Scottish actor. His first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. He is best known for his roles as heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama Trainspotting, the young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge!, and Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth31 March 1971
CityPerth, Scotland
From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.
I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.
I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant.
I don't think having separate bathrooms is a key to a successful marriage, if you love one another.
I especially love my Moto Guzzi.
I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.
I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did.
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.
I'm not a superhero fan. I don't see those films. I'm not interested.
Above all things, I believe in love.
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.
I'm doing my bit for the women's movement. The women have always been naked in movies, and now I'm just desperate to take my clothes off as much as possible.
I've always like sort of, as an actor, I'm drawn to exploring how we are as human beings in given situations and how we act and how we react and what makes us tick.
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.