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I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they’re so universal.

Alan Cumming

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.
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I wouldn’t do my roles if I really hated it. I’ve done things I hated, but I didn’t go into them thinking I would hate them. I want to have fun. I don’t want to go to work and not enjoy it.
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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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I think people deny themselves by putting themselves into categories.
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You should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.
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I’m Scottish first, and it’s odd to hear that I’m a Scottish-American.
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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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You could then, when you lay that as the groundwork, say, “Here I am. This is what I think. I come in peace.” Then you’re able to push out, to be able to talk about more things. And that’s been a really heartening thing about my life, actually.
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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.
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A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn’t interest me.
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So the experts think we could have an AIDS-free generation in Africa by 2015, even if the mothers are positive.
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It’s about how you exist as a person in the world, and the idea that your work is more important than you as a person is a horrible, horrible message.
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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.
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I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare. I actually want to do this Shakespeare play in New York, but I think it’s interesting that there’s this gaping hole in the repertoire in the American theater, which is Shakespeare.
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Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety’s not my forte.
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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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