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Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Scottish Actor
Born: Jan 27, 1965
Good Like Me People Think You
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Kids are more genuine. When they come up and want to talk to you, they don't have an agenda. It's more endearing and less piercing to your aura. Alan Cumming
You Kids More Come Talk Piercing Genuine Aura Up Endearing Want Agenda Your Less
You do get really exhausted doing films. You work such long hours, and after a while, things can get out of perspective, just like if anyone's tired, things get on top of them. Alan Cumming
Work Tired You Perspective Long Exhausted Films Top Out Long Hours Like Hours Doing Get Just Anyone After While Them Really Things
Nowadays people don't know how to handle it if all the ends aren't tied up and they're not told what to think in films. And if they're challenged, they think it's something wrong with the film. Alan Cumming
People Nowadays Think Films Something Wrong Know Tied How Up Handle Ends Film Challenged
I don't avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me. Alan Cumming
Me Hate People Some People Think Some Always Anyone Avoid
Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge. Alan Cumming
Challenge Macbeth One-Man Feels Performing Like Greatest Greatest Challenge
I was horrified when Richard Chamberlain and Rupert Everett said gay actors should stay in the closet. They were saying to people that they should live a lie and not be liberated, to live in fear of being found out. Alan Cumming
Saying Gay Lie People Fear Live Liberated Out Stay Horrified Said Were Closet Being Richard Should Found Actor Chamberlain
Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained. Alan Cumming
You People Sometimes Films Dramatic Projects About More Trained Get Done Really Choose
I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air. Alan Cumming
Love Fly Air Through Get Where Film Two
I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight away, and also you're discussing things on set so it opens it out to everyone and it becomes a totally collaborative thing. And you have someone who supports you when you're feeling a bit insecure. Alan Cumming
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The thing with film and theater is that you always know the story so you can play certain cues in each scene with the knowledge that you know where the story's going to end and how it's going to go. But on television nobody knows what's going to happen, even the writers. Alan Cumming
Knowledge You Television Scene Writers Nobody Know Knows Always How Go End Going Where Happen Story Theater Certain Even Each Film Play Thing
I'm not a fan of Twitter. Alan Cumming
Twitter Fan
Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that too, you can do things to help that. Alan Cumming
You Director Stupid Too Mostly Aesthetic Going Sensibility Help Actor Aware Things
I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness. Alan Cumming
Work Character Struggle Sometimes Way Find Physical Emotional Involvement Make Because Real Personal Sustaining Level
I had to be a grown-up when I should have been a little boy, and now that I'm a grown-up my little-boyness has exploded out of me. I've lived my life backwards. Alan Cumming
Life Me Backwards My Life Out Had Boy Been Little Exploded Should Lived Now Grown-Up
Macbeth was the first play I ever read. Alan Cumming
First Macbeth Read Ever Play
I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they're so universal. Alan Cumming
Way More Like Comedies Because Tragedies Than Universal
Once in a while it's good to challenge yourself in a way that's really daunting. Alan Cumming
Good Yourself Challenge Once Way Daunting While Really
My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life. Alan Cumming
Life Good Me Think Worthless Balanced Always Precious While Grounding Dad Mum
I'm quite good, though I say it myself, at making strangers feel at ease. Alan Cumming
Myself Good Strangers Say Ease Though Feel Making Quite
In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.' Alan Cumming
School First Year Drama Drama School Kids See Did Show
I don't feel I'm a compulsive person. I multitask. I'm really well-organised, and I have lots of people to help me. Alan Cumming
Me People Compulsive Feel Lots Person Really Help Multitask
Sometimes with people I know, they're playing the hunky action guy and there's resistance to them coming out because it's so connected to straight masculinity. There's a plastic kind of movie star who has a very short shelf with very small kind of ambition. I see that but I still don't agree with it. Alan Cumming
People Sometimes Ambition Action Out Kind See Guy Small Masculinity Know Because Shelf Still Coming Very Short Movie Movie Star Straight Them Who Connected Plastic Agree Star Resistance Playing
'Macbeth' was the first play I ever read. In fact, I remember my brother Tom, who is six years older than me, coming home from school and telling me about it. He was the one that really got me going. Alan Cumming
Home Me Remember School First Older Macbeth Telling Brother About Fact He Read Got Coming Coming Home Years Than Going Six In Fact Really Who Tom Ever Play
I was so scared of going back to the theatre after 'Hamlet.' I didn't know if I'd do a play again because I was afraid of the power of it. Alan Cumming
Theatre Power Back Scared Know Because Hamlet Going Afraid After Again Play

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