WATCH: Ewan McGregor unveils directorial debut in Edinburgh
Forth News spoke to him at the premiere of American Pastoral in Edinburgh last night.
Ewan McGregor admits he loved from start to finish'' the experience of directing his first movie.
The Scot has spent more than two decades on sets as an actor but has now turned his hand to directing his first feature-length film, American Pastoral.
Unveiling the film at a gala screening organised by the Edinburgh International Film Festival, he said it was brilliant'' to be behind the camera.
Based on the novel by Philip Roth of the same name, American Pastoral follows a family whose seemingly idyllic existence is shattered by the social and political turmoil of the 1960s.
McGregor also takes lead role in the film, starring as Seymour Swede'' Levov, a successful businessman.
When his teenage daughter disappears after being accused of committing a violent act, Swede dedicates himself to finding her and reuniting his family - but what he discovers shakes him to the core.
McGregor said he tried not to think too hard about the pressure of adapting a book widely praised as one of the greatest modern American novels.