Hey guys, Willie Geist here with another episode of the Sunday Sit Down podcast.

My big thanks is always for clicking and listening along with me again this week.

Good one for you.

I think this week again, you and McGregor, Golden Globe winning actor, you and McGregor,

who as you probably know, got his break in train spotting where he played a heroin addict,

became a darling sort of of the independent film community.

And then soon after, agonized over the decision, believe it or not, but was cast in Star Wars

episode one, the Phantom Menace as Obi-Wan Kenobi and did three Star Wars movies.

Somewhere in there, he did Mulan Rouge as well and kept that balance of big movies, big

blockbuster Hollywood productions and also keeping that sort of small film cred.

He won his Golden Globe for the FX series Fargo just a couple of years ago.

Really interesting guy who's lived a lot of life, whose parents gave him permission

at 16 years old and his tiny village in Scotland to leave school and go chase his dream

of being an actor.

His uncle actually was an actor as well and his inspiration.

His uncle was one of the ex-wing fighter pilots in the original Star Wars movie.

And you'll hear in our conversation the advice, surprising advice, I think you'll find

that his uncle gave him about whether or not he should do the Star Wars movies.

He's now starring as the villain Roman black mask in Birds of Prey, the DC movie that

stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and it's a band of five badass women.

If I may be so bold fighting you and McGregor, it's directed by a woman, it's written by

a woman, it's all about power, it's all about women empowerment and you and McGregor

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