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.

Kerry Fox (actor Shallow Grave)
(about filming Shallow Grave)
It was great fun to film and I remember Andrew McDonald, the producer, saying Ewan was going to be a really big star. Daily Record, April 5 2003 (thank you Karen)

Peyton Reed (director Down With Love)
Strangely, not all actors look great in tuxedos, but Ewan looks... fantastic. We dyed his hair - and to me he's like a young Sean Connery in From Russia With Love. The one thing we needed for this role was a guy who had a sense of danger about him. Vogue, May 2003 (thank you Mary)

Peyton Reed (director Down With Love)
Men are drawn to Ewan because they wanna be Ewan. Vogue, May 2003 (thank you Mary)

Evin Driver (child actor Big Fish)
Ewan is my best buddy. When I first met him, he asked me, 'Do you know who I am?' And I said yes, 'Yes, you're Obi Wan Kenobi.' And he said, 'Yes, I was.' The Huntsville Times, April 6 2003 (thank you Karen)

Danny Boyle (director Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary)
Ewan is not a star by accident. Every now and then an actor comes along who captures the spirit of a generation. Ewan is that actor. When the audience looks at him, they don't just see him up there performing, they see themselves. Sky Magazine, March 2003 (thanks ParisRouge)

Tim Burton (director Big Fish)
(discussing life in Alabama - specifically, visits to Wal-Mart)
Once you walk into that place, you lose all track of time and space. When Ewan came back after his first trip to Wal-Mart, he had this weird gleam in his eye. No matter what country you're from, it's a different country down here. Details, May 2003 (thanks Narevane)

David Mackenzie (director Young Adam)
I think that people tend to associate Ewan McGregor with younger characters, but the audience will see in Young Adam Ewan playing a more mature character which is more interesting. It is a development from his other roles. Erasing Clouds, January 2003

Nicole Kidman (actor Moulin Rouge)
(on press reports she had an affair with her Cold Mountain co-star Jude Law)
He's a wonderful man and a good friend of mine, but there was no affair. We spent seven months shooting and it's an intense love story so we were waiting for that. They did it with Ewan McGregor too, on 'Moulin Rouge'. Reuters, April 3 2003 (thanks Karen)