Sometimes, it can be hard meeting celebrities you see on screen in person because they might not turn out to be what you expected.
In the case of Ewan McGregor, it seems like he would be perfectly pleasant to fans of his most famous film series, as long as they're really fans, that is.
The Scottish actor who famously played the younger version of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first three installments of the Star Wars saga told Details in a recent interview that he hasn't had any positive experiences with Star Wars fans. In fact, he really hasn't had any experiences with real fans.
"The people I meet are the f**kers who want me to sign Star Wars photos so they can sell them on the Internet or the people at premieres who are crushing children against barriers to get me to sign their f**king picture of Obi-Wan Kenobi," McGregor told Details. "They're not fans — they're parasitical lowlifes and f**king wankers."
Ouch. McGregor better hope he doesn't run into this guy any time soon. But doesn't it sound like McGregor would feel so much better if someone just gave him a hug?
Who knew there were so many Star Wars posers our there? Clearly, McGregor hasn't been to a Star Wars convention, as he also mentions in the interview. Otherwise, he would definitely have run in to some real fans by now, am I right?
McGregor also revealed that he had only watched possibly the most-maligned film of the series, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, once at the film's premiere in 1999.
"The fans waited so long and wanted to feel like they did when they watched the first film, but they were grown-ups by that time," McGregor told Details regarding the backlash against the film. "I don't mind the criticism. I've heard it to my face."
So if you're a Star Wars fan, this might be a difficult interview for you to get through. However, if you're a fan of another famous McGregor film, Trainspotting, the actor actually had some awesome news for you. McGregor hinted that a sequel to the 1996 movie could happen. The plan is to shoot the film in 2016 in honor of the 20th anniversary of the film. Well, at least he was nice enough to give us that little tidbit of information.
Head over to Details to read the very interesting interview in its entirety.
