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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

I have no regrets in my life even the crazy things I’ve been in. It all made me the I am today and I wouldn’t change anything. I’m happy with who I am!
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Been Change Everything Life Crazy Made Regret Today
With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.
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Around Chat Idea Like People Really Street Urban Winder
There are some days when you don’t feel like being Alan Cumming.
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Bring Cuming Feel Same Day
I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.
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Different Disguise Involve Thing Work
Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
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Cinema Film Home People Television Temple Theatre
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.
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Afraid Again Back Go Hamlet Know Power Scare Theatre
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.
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Backward Boy Explode Grown Life Little Live Out Up
If the president of the country is not actually saying something, allowing equality to happen, how could you expect to counsel kids not to bully other kids?
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Actual Allow Bully Country Equally Happen Kid President Say Something
I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they’re so universal.
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Comedy Like More Tragedy Universal
You should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.
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Experience Have Should
I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.
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Air Dumpster Get Love Squish
In terms of the sort of class, and the sort of snobby, slightly on the back-foot thing Britain has. But it’s much more prevalent in America.
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Back Class Country Foot More Prevalent Snobby Sort Term Think
So if I’m swirling around on some wires, talking to Fred Flintstone, I make it the funnest I can. I also want to be good at it. I don’t want to be a crap cartoon character. I want to be proud I’m a vitamin!
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Cartoon Crap Flinstone Funny Good Make Proud Swirl Talk Want
You’ll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep.
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Author Bond Dame Dench Film Own Sitcom Starring
A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn’t interest me.
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Arm Battle Blood Come Form Fresh Interest People Sweet
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.
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Actor Aesthetic Director Gone Mostly Sensible Stupid
If you are a cabaret artist and you are mostly singing other people’s songs, you’re asking them to rethink a song, listen to it in a different way. The most impact you can have while asking them to re-listen to a song is if it’s a song they know very well.
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Ask Cabaret Different Listen Mostly People Rethink Sing Song
I think people deny themselves by putting themselves into categories.
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Category Into People Put Themselves Think
Most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes.
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Anything Eyes Know Most Own People Two
I’ve actually found – especially doing my cabaret show – I’m connecting with people in a way I haven’t connected with them. I’ve found that when you’re open and honest, people respond to that, whatever you’re being open and honest about.
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Actual Cabaret Connect Done Especial Found People Show Way
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.
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Always Certain End Film Go Know Knowledge Play Story Theatre Thing
Romeo is the most misunderstood character in literature, I think. He’s hardcore to play because he’s displaying the characteristics of Hamlet at the beginning, and, well, then everything else happens.
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Character Characteristic Everything Hamlet Happen Harcore Literature Lover Misunderstood Most Play Think
Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety’s not my forte.
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Big Calender Country Culture Forte Know Pantomime Subtitety Thing
Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?
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Actual Bother Do Fast Got Kind Over Work
Macbeth was the first play I ever read.
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Book Ever First Macbeth Play Raed
Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you’ve done more dramatic projects or you’re classically trained.
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Choose Film People Really Sniffy Sometimes
It’s interesting, for me sappy means sentimental and something that gets you in your heart, gets you emotional. That’s what I mean. Also, of course, it means that I’m slightly setting up the audience that there’s a bit of fun involved, as well.
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Emotional Get Heart Interest Mean Sappy Sentimental Something

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.

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