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Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.

Alan Cumming

When there’s an adult person who’s scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
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Adult Grow Person Pretty Quickly Scare
Usually, there’s a story I’ve told that leads up to why I’m singing the song. The whole concept of the show was about being authentic and connecting with these songs. The best way to do that was in a room with an audience and for people to listen to that.
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Lead Sing Song Story Told Usually
I actually find in America, there’s a slight snobbery about actors who go back and forth between big heavy dramas and popcorn fare. That always intrigues me, because that doesn’t exist in the same way in Britain. And I imagine it would be worse.
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Actor Actual Back Big Country Drama Fare Forth heavy Popcorn Slight Snobbery
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
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.
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Character Distrautness Emotion Involve Level Make Physical Real Sometimes Struggle Usually Way Work
I’m Scottish first, and it’s odd to hear that I’m a Scottish-American.
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Country Hear Odd State
Often for me, if I hear a song I know, it clicks for me and I hear it in a different way and I think, “I could sing that song. I’ve got something to say about that song. Wanting to connect with an audience and wanting them to rethink songs.
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Click Different Here Know Often Something Song Think
It’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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Director Film Interest Other Rare Really Themselves Thing
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
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
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.
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Challenge Feel Greatest Like Man One Perform
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
It’s actually quite a good ethos for life: go into the unknown with truth, commitment, and openness and mostly you’ll be okay.
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Actual Commitment Ethos Good Mostly Okay Openness Quite Truth Unknown
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 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
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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Done Fun Hate Really Role Thing Want

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