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Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead on Imposter Syndrome, Reprising Old Characters and How Parenthood Changed Everything

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead had been searching for years for a role where they could star together.

So, it’s no surprise that when he was brought “ A Gentleman in Moscow,” the Paramount+ on Showtime series based on Amor Towles’ 2016 novel, he thought of Winstead for the role of Anna Urbanova, a struggling actress who is sometimes in a romantic relationship with his Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. While successful in films — ie., “Trainspotting,” “Moulin Rouge” and the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, to name a few — McGregor has really thrived in television during the last seven years with “Fargo,” “Halston” (which won him an Emmy Award) and “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” It’s not that he has a preference of one over the other, but the industry has changed, as has his life. I’m always really nervous in the beginning, like leading up to it and then having that impostor syndrome moment where you’re like, ‘Oh, my God, I thought I was gonna be great in this role and now I’m regretting taking it because I don’t know what I’m doing!’ And then you get swept away and it becomes enjoyable,” she says.

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