Ewan McGregor Admits He Used to Show His Kids the Toilet Scene From ‘Trainspotting’: ‘Just for a Laugh’
variety.comMarta Balaga Forget “Star Wars” – Ewan McGregor preferred to show his kids another one of his films. “I wasn’t there when [my daughter] Clara watched ‘Trainspotting’ for the first time.
But I did used to show my kids ‘the toilet scene.’ Just for a laugh. It’s a unique situation, perhaps, for a father to be able to show his children footage of him going down the toilet,” he said at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
The trauma didn’t stop there. “I have a memory of showing Clara ‘Moulin Rouge!,’ however. I think she was 9 years old. I put it on, and then I hear this wailing and crying.
I rushed in, asking if I should switch it off and she went: ‘Noooo’!” While there was no avoiding mentions of iconic roles and his collaboration with Danny Boyle, which started with “Shallow Grave” – “He was my first film director.
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