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No, no I'm not, no, but I just think... when people are naked it tells you a lot about their relationships. Ewan McGregor

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The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better. Ewan McGregor

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It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted. Ewan McGregor

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Then I left school at 16 and worked in Perth Repertory Theatre, which was quite nearby where I lived. And I worked there for about six or seven months, as part of the stage crew. Ewan McGregor

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I've never been one who agonizes over my work. Ewan McGregor

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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. Ewan McGregor

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Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life. Ewan McGregor

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I think the script is the key. Regardless of how great everybody else is working on a film, if you're working on a script that you don't think is great, you're not gonna be able to make a great film. Whereas if the script is great, then you can. Ewan McGregor

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I don't think having separate bathrooms is a key to a successful marriage, if you love one another. Ewan McGregor

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The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult. Ewan McGregor

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I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that. Ewan McGregor

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I trained in the theatre and I love the theatre. I get such a thrill seeing anything in the theatre. Ewan McGregor

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Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop. Ewan McGregor

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Sometimes I feel like doing smaller budget stuff. When I did 'Young Adam', for instance, I'd come out of 'Black Hawk Down' and 'The Island', and I really wanted to be on a small film set. I wanted to be on something intimate and small again, and then 'Young Adam' cropped up in a pile of scripts I was sent. Ewan McGregor

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I've always been really uninterested in politicians and the acts of the Houses of Parliament, or government as an idea. But I'm interested in politics in that I'm a member of the world, and I have strong feelings of right and wrong, but I can't get into the ins and outs of it. Ewan McGregor

I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and don't believe in them. Ewan McGregor

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I especially love my Moto Guzzi. Ewan McGregor

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Basically, movies come down to economics, and they're always too expensive. From a producer's point of view, an actor is either going to make him money or save him money. Ewen Bremner

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Whatever I do, it's crucial to me that I give it 100 per cent. It doesn't matter if it's a short film, stage, theatre, TV or blockbuster. It doesn't matter what level of budget or prestige it is. Ewen Bremner

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If I watch something, I want to be wondering what is going to happen next; I want to be engaged in a way that makes me ask questions and think about how I can relate myself to the characters and the issues that are there. But if it's just fluff, and everything is spelt out, I find it difficult to concentrate. Ewen Bremner

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Speak of change, and the world is in alarm. And yet where do we not see change? Frances Wright

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