Ewan McGregor Says His Wife Encouraged Him to Direct 'American Pastoral'

Ewan McGregor looks handsome in a suit while at the premiere of his film American Pastoral on Monday (October 3) at Cinema Barberini in Rome, Italy.

The 45-year-old actor was joined by his co-star Jennifer Connelly, who looked elegant in a long black dress.

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Ewan recently explained that his wife Eve was the one who encouraged him to direct the film.

“I always wanted to direct for a long time, but I always wanted to wait to have a story that I felt I was burning to tell. Then I was talking to my wife about the fact that I didn’t think this one was going to happen and she said – ‘you should direct that one,’” he explained.

FYI: Ewan is wearing a Neil Barrett suit and shirt.

15+ pictures inside from the American Pastoral premiere in Italy…