This site is all about what people think of Ewan McGregor. By clicking on the quotes link in the site map box to your right you can read quotes about the man from over 200 of his peers, co-workers, family-members and friends. The reviews link will allow you to read what the press think of him and awards will outline the accolades he's won. The spotlight link will bring you to a small sample of quotes and reviews on a particular theme. Finally, if you are only interested in the most recent additions to the site, you'll find those below.

Samuel L. Jackson (actor Star Wars: Attack of the Clones – Mace Windu)
Ewan's a really good guy. He's basically like a master padawan. He comes to work every day prepared to do his job, and he has a great time when he is doing it. He's a huge practical joker. He enjoys himself. You can't do that unless you can do your job. Starlog, September 2002 (thanks Maheret)

Sarah Paulson (actor Down With Love)
He's a great singer. Everyone should lobby him to record something of his own. He should cut an album. I'd buy one for me and one for all my friends. When I told him, he just laughed and said, 'What am I, J.Lo?' www.imdb.com, August 27 2002

Kenny McGregor (ambulance Technician, Ewan’s uncle)
(on how he keeps his young patients distracted when treating them)
I start by asking them if they like films and who their favourite pop star is, after which I add into the conversation that I’m Ewan’s uncle. They seem to forget about their problems but they don’t believe me at first and I have to get them to ask my partner in the ambulance who my nephew is! Response (newsletter of the Scottish Ambulance Service) winter 2001/2002

(on whether he’s bothered by people’s fascination with his connection to Ewan)
It doesn’t really bother me. At the end of the day it’s just Ewan, who we’ve known since he was born –stardom hasn’t gone to his head or anything so I’m more than happy for people to make the connection. Response (newsletter of the Scottish Ambulance Service) winter 2001/2002

Justine Kershaw (producer The Bear Facts)
(on Ewan’s participation in the polar bear documentary)
We wanted someone who really enjoyed extremes of temperature and remoteness, and who would get to the bottom of the whole situation in Churchill. Ewan threw himself into it whole-heartedly. Mail on Sunday Magazine, March 18 2001

Sarah Paulson (actor Down With Love)
Who doesn't want to star with Ewan in a sex comedy? Plus he's a great singer. I told him he should cut an album. He said, 'Nah! What am I? J-Lo?' U Daily News, August 25 2002

Dougray Scott (actor, Ewan was best man at his wedding)
(on being named chieftain of the Markinch Highland Games)
I'm thrilled to have been asked here because I used to come as a boy. I was a bit envious when Ewan was asked to be chieftan (of the Crieff Games) but now I can say I was one too. Daily Star, June 3 2002

Baz Luhrmann (director Moulin Rouge)
(about rumours Ewan and Nicole Kidman had an affair)
Of course people said, “Nicole and Ewan are having an affair. They’re inseparable.” People love stories like that. I’m not surprised by it. It can happen. But as far as I know, there was a line. It just didn’t happen. But it was very close. I mean, look, they’re two gorgeous-looking people. Movieline, June 2001

Nicole Kidman (actor Moulin Rouge)
(after reading the interviewer’s transcript of Baz Luhrmann’s comments on her relationship with Ewan)
He said, "of course people said Nicole and Ewan are having an affair. They're inseparable. But as far as I know, there was a line. It just didn't happen. But it was very close." Please. There was no affair, I promise you. But we did have fun. Entertainment Tonight, May 14 2001

David Mackenzie (director Young Adam)
(when asked if he worried Ewan's celebrity would overwhelm the small film)
Not at all; Ewan was ideal for it. He really got the character, and he was a joy to work with. If anything, he got less attention than most of the other people because he was so good. I actually got a phone call from him the other day saying how much he'd enjoyed it. The Glasgow Herald, August 22 2002

Nicole Kidman (actor Moulin Rouge)
(on rumours she had an affair with Ewan)
I can't believe people are saying there was something going on between Ewan and I. Ewan is a lovely guy and he's a friend. We spent a long time on this film. During all that time Ewan's wife Eve was there and she's a mate of mine. We went out, she and I, and had some fun together. It's crazy. Eve's pregnant with Ewan's baby, which she'll have in October I think. Daily Mail, May 12 2001 (thanks Sue for setting me on the trail of this one)

Samantha Horley (senior vp international distribution Myriad Pictures)
(on selling Borgia at the Cannes Film Festival - note: Myriad later pulled out of the film)
We’re having a great response to our projects. Borgia, with Ewan McGregor and Christina Ricci, is red hot, and with all the publicity for Star Wars: L’attaque des Clones along the Croisette, the lovely Ewan is so à la mode. I love markets where either I’m selling a project that sells itself or where I believe passionately in it. With Borgia and My Dark Places I have both. movingpicturesonline.com, May 2002

Stephan Elliott (director Eye of the Beholder)
Ewan's a god. He's a good soul, he's a damn good soul. Ewan's the kind of person I'd love to be friends with at the end of the movie but I know that's never going to happen, which is a shame. Killing Priscilla (documentary on the filming of Eye of the Beholder), 2000

Denis Lawson (actor, director, Ewan's uncle)
(on Ewan's comments that Denis inspired him to become an actor)
It's lovely to hear that and I feel proud of what he's achieved. As a wee boy, Ewan didn't know any actors apart from me so he used to watch me in theatre a lot. I'm glad he felt inspired by what he saw. Daily Record, August 10 2002

(about casting and directing Ewan in the short film Solid Geometry)
I approached Ewan late in the day because I was aware of not making him feel obliged to take part. While my professional relationship with Ewan is important, our private relationship is more valuable to me. Daily Record, August 10 2002

Christina Ricci (actor Borgia – Lucrezia)
I sure am looking forward to being mean and nasty with Ewan. Daily Mail, May 24 2002

Nick Gillard (stunt coordinator – Star Wars, ep. I & II)
Both Ewan and Hayden do all their own stunts in Clones, we didn't double for either of them. In fact Ewan wants to work as a stunt double for me. The next time I do a film with his friend, Bobby Carlyle, he plans to just turn up. Daily Record, May 11 2002

Gennaro Castaldo (head of press and public relations HMV)
(commenting on Ewan’s reluctance to release an album)
With an artist like Ewan the sky would be the limit. Assuming the music was accessible and that he was prepared to do the promotional work, he would be a success. Ewan is extremely bankable and he has proved he has a brilliant voice with his singing in Moulin Rouge. Maybe he could put the album out for charity - he is committed to the Childrens' Hospice in Scotland. Sunday Mail, March 10 2002

Kris Sullivan (make-up artist)
(about Ewan’s appearance on the Elaine C. Smith talk show)
With a relaxed hello, Ewan McGregor arrives. I manage not to swoon and concentrate on the big decision: how to style his hair at the back. Imagine a job where you get to run your hands through Ewan McGregor's hair! He has arrived with a trendy style, but has swept it into a 1950s DA. After discussions between Louise, Ewan's assistant and myself, Louise gives Ewan a mussed-up look at the back, as we all agree this will look acceptable on camera. Ewan has his mum and dad with him. He suggests that his mum would love to get made up, which would have been fine a couple of hours ago, but now there is no time. With very little effort, Ewan looks great and heads back to his dressing room (…) Elaine throws a wrap (end of filming) party at a nearby hotel. No Marti and the guys, but Ewan and his parents are up for a party. As it is crew, Ewan is not pestered. And that goes for the karaoke, too! Ewan waits his turn to get up and do Robbie Williams' Angel. He has a great voice. Daily Record, November 28 2001

Nicole Kidman (actor Moulin Rouge – Satine)
(Ewan and I) got on famously - except the first thing he said to me was, 'oh I've got a really bad zit’. I remember that and I thought 'good start!' Daily Record, October 13 2001

Shirley Manson (lead singer Garbage)
I actually do like snogging in movies. If it's done well. No slurping noises. There was one great kiss between Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor in A Life Less Ordinary. A really great kiss. And when they pull away there's a string of saliva. I really liked that. Sky, August 1998

Martin Brown (producer Moulin Rouge)
Ewan comes from a musical family, his mum was in a choir and his dad was in a band. He's a naturally gifted musician - he plays two or three different musical instruments. Sydney Morning Herald, April 19 2000

Baz Luhrmann (director Moulin Rouge)
It's much easier to find an actor today who plays like a pale photocopy of Marlon Brando - like "Gee, I'm suffering." But it is (difficult) to get a young actor to stand, look at the camera, and sing, "I love you" without a jot of cynicism - that is hard to find, and for me, that's Ewan McGregor's great achievement. About.com, date?

George Lucas (director Star Wars ep. I & II)
The first thing Ewan said to me was that I had to give him the role because his uncle (Denis Lawson) had played X-wing pilot Wedge Antilles in the first three films. I told him that was a good enough reason. Calgary Sun, May 11 1999

Denis Lawson (actor, director, Ewan’s uncle)
(about Moulin Rouge – before the film was released)
I heard some of Ewan in Moulin Rouge, it's a full blown musical and his voice is just fantastic. Nicole Kidman sounded wonderful too. I saw some material and they’re both quite phenomenal. Empire online, October 2000

Hayden Christensen (actor Star Wars: Attack of the Clones)
I'm constantly playing with it and trying to find little different things to do with it. Ewan and I have made a pact to go out to Australia a couple of months before we start filming the next one and just get wicked with our light sabers, just so we can really have a go at each other -- and you know I get on really well with Ewan so I think we'll have some really good fun doing that. Yahoo Movies, May 23 2002

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Nicole Kidman (actor Mouline Rouge - Satine)
Everyone always asks me about Ewan! All the girls are in love with Ewan, but he has the most gorgeous wife so everyone has to... you know... Eve, she's really lovely. She's just about to have a baby actually - French wife, very smart and very beautiful (...) He's like, he's this breath of fresh air, he really is because he is just so enthusiastic and he's warm and he has no pretentions and he's just about the work and also about having fun, so yeah - I just adore him! BBC Radio1, The Breakfast Show, September 6 2001

Jessica Simpson (pop singer)
Now that I am single again, I have a thing for Ewan. I think he is cool and I love the Scottish accent. www.katrillion.com, July 9 2001

Steven Soderbergh (director)
(about casting Ocean's 11)
It's taken a lot of sorting out (...) Mark Wahlberg left, but only because he had a scheduling conflict with `Planet of the Apes,' so Matt Damon took that part. I offered Ewan McGregor a part, but he turned it down. Chicago Sun Times, date?

REVIEWS

General Commentary on his Acting
(when asked about the current crop of British actors)
I've got a lot of time for Ewan. If he chooses, he could be a great big movie star but I think he probably won't choose to do that because he likes to do little films and I think he gets very bored with these great big blockbusters, he's been in a couple of them now. I think he's a very good actor and he is a star there is no doubt about it, but I think if he went the whole Hollywood route he'd be an enormous star. Barry Norman, BBC Radio2, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, August 2001