Top 70 Quotes by Ewan McGregor

I love skiing, scuba diving and hang-gliding.

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.

When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids' TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing comedies.

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.

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.

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.

Once you've agreed the script, you must be willing to go as far as it needs to go on set.

For all of the hurtling towards climate change, there's also a lot more understanding of it than there was when we were kids. They don't call environmentalists tree huggers any more, so there's hope!

It's just fantastic to go out and meet people in the world and get to really remote places.

I'm in a position where I can do many things most people just daydream about.