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With all this stuff going on, with the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and things like that, we are second-class citizens, definitely.

Alan Cumming

Macbeth was the first play I ever read.
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Book Ever First Macbeth Play Raed
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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Always Dad Mom Precious Told Worthless
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
I come more to Scotland than I ever used to, so I feel more connected to it, more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and I’m choosing my homeland. It’s funny: when you get older these things creep up to you.
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Come Connect Country Ever Feel More Used
You can feel it coming and you can see where it is going to take you but you are powerless, utterly powerless to stop it. I know now.
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Come Feel Go Powerless Stop Take Utterly
In my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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Call Drama First Kid Let School See Show Year
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
Be who you like as long as you mean it.
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Be Live Long Mean
Once in a while it’s good to challenge yourself in a way that’s really daunting.
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Challenge Daunt Good Once Real While Yourself
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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Compulsive Feel Multitask Person
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
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
Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.
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Drop Favor Life Out People Sometimes
I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
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Author Country Intimidate More Much Think
My feeling about work is it’s much more about the experience of doing it than the end product. Sometimes things that are really great and make lots of money are miserable to make, and vice versa.
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Do End Experience Feel Product Work
It’s exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you’ve got to up your game.
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Excite Feel Game Good Like People Really Some

With all this stuff going on, with the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and things like that, we are second-class citizens, definitely.

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