hatred of Star Wars leads Obi Wan to drink...

[Stark]

Ewan McGregor turned to drink to cope with depression

Ewan McGregor says he turned to alcohol to cope with depression as his acting career took off.



The 32-year-old opened his heart about the strains he endured after his profile rocketed when he played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.

The Crieff-born actor shot to fame as drug addict Renton in the film version of Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting.

After starring in The Phantom Menace in 1999, numerous high-profile film roles fell in the star's lap, says theDaily Record.

It was during this time, Ewan admitted, he began to feel the pressures of stardom and started boozing to cope with publicity drives for his films.

This led to depression which compounded his hatred for Star Wars which he branded "the epitome of tedium".

He admitted: "I used to get drunk before meeting journalists. I thought it would get me through. But then it leads to you saying things that you just wished you never said - stupid things."

But he said his drinking problems were well behind him now. The father-of-two told how the impact his role has had worldwide had made him realise how lucky he was.

And he claims he now adores his character. He said: "After Attack Of The Clones, I stopped drinking for interviews. Now I'm very happy to be in them, I really am. And I like being Obi-Wan Kenobi. I like it when kids speak to me about it because I remember being that way about the first three Star Wars films myself."

McGregor is in Australia filming the final "prequel" in the Star Wars saga, known as Star Wars: Episode III.


Story filed: 09:56 Thursday 21st August 2003

Bwahahaha

 

[Zim Hosein]

Haha 😀

<-- Cracks open another :beer: and salutes Ewan McGregor 😛

 

[Walleye]

ROFL.


i dont really care. 😛

 

[Ameesh]

lol @ his drinking problem

 

[Mr N8]

I'd be depressed to if I had to stoop to the level of the current star wars scripts.

 

[Schadenfroh]

:wine:😎:beer:

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
I'd be depressed to if I had to stoop to the level of the current star wars scripts.

hes makin major bucks and bangin chicks left and right plus he can legitmatly say hes a jedi knight. what more could you want?

 

[Johnlee]

Cry me a river.

F him.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Johnlee
Cry me a river.

F him.

hahha

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

maybe he and the SWK could get a group discount on some therapy.

 

[Radiohead]

Trainspotting rocks!
"I chose not to choose life: I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who need reasons when you've got heroin? "

 

[BatmanNate]

At least he didn't have to play the freaking rat tailed Anakin butt pirate. That would be a heroin addiction right there.

 

[Radiohead]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
At least he didn't have to play the freaking rat tailed Anakin butt pirate. That would be a heroin addiction right there.

hahah, LMAO

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Radiohead

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
At least he didn't have to play the freaking rat tailed Anakin butt pirate. That would be a heroin addiction right there.

hahah, LMAO

hahaha


ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!

 

[EvilYoda]

oooooh, my hero. I really wonder how an average person would take such fame...

 

[Maverick]

just what the world needs...a Jedi Drunken Master

 

[Cyberian]

"I used to get drunk before meeting journalists. I thought it would get me through. But then it leads to you saying things that you just wished you never said - stupid things."

Yeah, that'll do it all right!!

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
I'd be depressed to if I had to stoop to the level of the current star wars scripts.

hes makin major bucks and bangin chicks left and right plus he can legitmatly say hes a jedi knight. what more could you want?

Yeah you should be so lucky... Bwuahahahahaha!!!!!!