Barred from Star Wars talk at NYCC, Ewan McGregor explains how to make perfect tea
At his spotlight panel at New York Comic Con 2023, actor Ewan McGregor couldn’t say much about Star Wars, or Moulin Rouge!, or Trainspotting, or even Velvet Goldmine. But he could deliver an impromptu class in tea-making for Americans.
“I find it difficult to find a good cup of tea in America,” McGregor told the audience in the Javits Center’s Empire Room. “In America, it’s an art that’s maybe not as known. The best way to make a cup of tea is in a teapot… [Boil water] less than 3 minutes, you got a good color but not a good taste. More than 3 minutes, you get both.”
He’s not a fan of honey or sugar in his tea, though. (“Boooo!” cried one of his fans.) He doesn’t seem into sugar in hot drinks, whatsoever. “I like strong black coffee. I don’t like any syrup anyway. I don’t like vanilla in my coffee.”
He also dropped this New York-local bombshell: “I’m not a big bagel guy.”
While New York Comic Con attendees could debate pre-show about their favorite Star Wars Prequel Trilogy films, McGregor couldn’t speak of Star Wars due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Unbelievably, his spotlight panel (moderated by Ashley Robinson) was his first NYCC appearance.
He respected the strike rules and spoke broadly about this personal life and career, avoiding direct mentions of anything about his role as the handsome Obi-Wan Kenobi, nor anything Moulin Rouge. The Scottish Kenobi actor did deliver his support for the strike: “It’s very important we’re taking this action. There are so many things that need to be addressed that have been left unaddressed. It’s such a shame that it’s taking the studio this amount of time to come to a solution. But as a result, I’m 100% behind the strike and involved with my union.”
He offered an apology for
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