Ewan McGregor

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

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. ”

I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant. ”

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

When you take away the phone and e-mail and you don't have a million things to run around to, it allows your mind the space to think more expansively about the things that matter. ”

I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long. ”

I'm not a guy who takes films for strong political messages. ”

Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new cell phone every few months just because a new one comes out. ”

If you want to produce really horrible, obnoxious kids, say yes to them all the time. ”

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. ”