Ewan McGregor Looks Back on ‘Trainspotting,’ ‘Big Fish’ and 25 Years as Obi-Wan Kenobi: ‘I Hope We Get a Chance to Do Another One’
variety.comEwan McGregor have taken him far: to a galaxy far, far away (three “Star Wars” prequels and their small-screen follow-up, “Obi-Wan Kenobi”); to post-Bolshevik Revolution Russia (“A Gentleman in Moscow”); even to the bottom of the worst toilet in Scotland (“Trainspotting,” the second of four collaborations with filmmaker Danny Boyle).
Yet outside of a handful of movie premieres and a visit to the Dolby (formerly Kodak) Theatre that ended with his Porsche 550 Spider replica broken down outside the parking lot (“Superman came over, and then Spider-Man and then Marilyn Monroe — it was a who’s who standing ‘round a broken replica of James Dean’s car”), the first time McGregor will make a dedicated trip to the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be when he receives his own star, on Thursday.
Not unlike the lifetime achievement award he received (at age 41, no less) from the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2012, he says it’s an honor for which he’s grateful, but it’s up to his presenters to determine if he’s earned it. “If anyone gives you an award for anything, you’re pretty chuffed about it,” McGregor tells Variety. “You’re always just pleased to be thought of.
But I don’t know how I feel about it… obviously very pleased and honored and grateful, and a little bit embarrassed as well.” Given his resume, which in addition to the credits listed above includes “Velvet Goldmine,” “Moulin Rouge!,” “Black Hawk Down” and “Big Fish” alongside TV projects like “Fargo” and “Halston,” the actor has little reason for embarrassment.
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