I think people deny themselves by putting themselves into categories.
ALAN CUMMINGI think people deny themselves by putting themselves into categories.
ALAN CUMMINGWhen there’s an adult person who’s scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
ALAN CUMMINGActually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?
ALAN CUMMINGWith Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.
ALAN CUMMINGI love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.
ALAN CUMMINGHe … knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.
ALAN CUMMINGIt’s actually quite a good ethos for life: go into the unknown with truth, commitment, and openness and mostly you’ll be okay.
ALAN CUMMINGYou’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.
ALAN CUMMINGIt’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
ALAN CUMMINGMacbeth was the first play I ever read.
ALAN CUMMINGFor example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don’t think you’re very good at it – which is rubbish. You’re missing out here.
ALAN CUMMINGMy 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 CUMMINGSome things are just really difficult to do. That’s what I find hard. 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 CUMMINGI think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
ALAN CUMMINGSometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.
ALAN CUMMINGMost people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes.
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