What is it like working with Ewan McGregor? And do you have any funny anecdotes about working with him?
A. I love Ewan, he’s wonderful. It’s been really nice to work with him three times now. It makes going back more fun because it’s like a reunion. I appreciate Ewan even more because I love his wife, she is one of my favourite people that I’ve met through films. It says a lot about Ewan that he could find such an incredible woman to marry. He does great impressions of pretty much everyone on set, so that always makes it a lot more fun. Q. Ewan McGregor talked about the thrill of playing with your light sabre? Was it the same for you? A. Let’s hope that’s not a metaphor. Q. But do you feel that it enables you to be a kid again? A. Absolutely. Star Wars is the most like being a child that I’ve ever experienced in acting. It’s like taking a refrigerator box and pretending it’s your space ship because you’re literally working with nothing, pretending that it’s the most outrageous thing. One of the interesting things is that we all have our idea of what it will look like but then we see it a
