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.

REVIEW

Solid Geometry (2002) - tv short
Even the best television dramas rarely surprises or challenges or takes us into unfamiliar mental landscapes. However silly, Solid Geometry did all that and so it was extremely refreshing. The fact that it was beautifully acted by McGregor and (Ruth) Millar and was designed and directed with stylish minimalism helped, too. Dare to be different, please, commissioners, at least occasionally. You will not always have to entice the viewers with the prospect of McGregor’s bare bum. Paul Hoggart, The Times, November 29 2002

Moby (musician)
(on rumours he and Ewan posed for a compromising photo in a public toilet)
It wasn't in the toilets, it was in the dressing room - we both stood there with our trousers round our ankles. The photograph is now guarded by dobermans under lock and key, mainly because it is so embarrassing. It's a charming little picture, but it is just embarrassing the stupid things people do when they are drunk. The picture will never see the light of day, certainly not if I can help it (...) I've done far too many compromising things in my life to ever consider going into politics. Getting my pictures taken with Ewan McGregor is probably top of the list, but there's lots more. Daily Record, November 28 2002 (thanks xcbug)

REVIEW

Solid Geometry (2002) - tv short
The director had the luck that his nephew, Ewan McGregor, is a proper film star and, if the casting is a family favour, then who cares because the actor brings his usual charismatic intelligence to the part of Phil, who withdraws from both his job and his marriage when he inherits both his grandfather's diaries and the unusual medical specimen which he once bought at auction. Mark Lawson, The Guardian, November 25 2002 (thanks Gail & Josie)

REVIEW

Moulin Rouge (2001)
(from: The 100 Greatest Performances Ignored by Oscar)
#59, Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge. Falling in love may be hard to do, but it's even harder to do on screen. So why do we buy the doomed romance between McGregor's scriber and Nicole Kidman's courtesan? One word: abandon. Even though Kidman caught Oscar's eye, his is the stronger voice, his is the grander journey, and his is the heavier burden. He has to be a man who could steal the sparkling diamond's heart, and then risk his own. Entertainment Weekly, November 2002 (thanks Karen)

Martin Compston (actor)
Ewan is great, he's a cool guy. To achieve that kind of success would be amazing to me. He's a Trainspotting legend and even winched Nicole Kidman. How much better does it get? Following in his footsteps would be no bad thing. The Herald, November 15 2002

REVIEW

Book at Bedtime - Chekhov short stories (2002)
Then there was the much trailed reading of five Chekhov stories as the Book at Bedtime, by Ewan McGregor. Radio publicity departments always go bananas whenever a film star appears and almost always the results don't justify the fuss. McGregor, quite apart from turning poor Chekhov into a a Scot, acted out the stories as if they were character monologues. Of the five, it was His Wife - a dying doctor's contemplation of his seven-year marriage to a vulgar, grasping and deceitful woman - that worked best. But there was still much to enjoy: Chekhov, like Shakespeare, is one of those few writers whose genius is never entirely obscured by any staging. David Sexton, Sunday Telegraph, November 3 2002

Ian Virgo (actor Black Hawk Down - John Waddell)
There were about 30 of us stuck in this boot camp in Georgia for a week. We had to get up at 6am and start the day with a three-mile run followed by hours of gruelling tasks. But even though there were some big stars there, like Ewan, Josh (Hartnett) and Tom Sizemore, they never once complained - they were really down to earth. I can't complain about working with stars like this on my first film - it's amazing. The Mirror, June 4 2001 (thank you Karen)

Arnold Brown (comedian)
(on his small part in Young Adam)
It's only a cameo - if you go to the washroom you'll miss me - but it's nice to be in the middle of something working with Peter Mullan and Ewan McGregor. It's a terrific script and I think it's going to be really high-profile film. Edinburgh Evening News, October 31 2002

Cameron Diaz (actor A Life Less Ordinary - Celine)
Ewan's fantastic, you know. He's such a natural actor and such a natural person; completely honest and open, and he's just a real person. E!'s 25 Sexiest Men in Entertainment, October 21 2002

Sarah Chalke (actor)
(about Ewan)
I mean, a guy who is that hot and can sing and is funny and talented and can act... He gets an eleven and a half out of ten. E!'s 25 Sexiest Men in Entertainment, October 21 2002