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Once in a while it’s good to challenge yourself in a way that’s really daunting.

Alan Cumming

I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
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Author Country Intimidate More Much Think
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
I always think about a little gay boy in Wisconsin or a little lesbian in Arkansas seeing someone like me, and if I cannot be open in my life, how on earth can they?
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Always Earth Lesbian Life Little Gay Open
It just seems to me that it’s hypocritical for us as a culture to say, “Bullying is a terrible thing,” when really, they are just reflecting what the society is doing.
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Actual Connect Culture Hypocritical Reflect Seem So Society Terrible
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
Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
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Cinema Film Home People Television Temple Theatre
I think people deny themselves by putting themselves into categories.
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Category Into People Put Themselves Think
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
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
I’d been depressed before, of course. But I’m talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something to do with biorhythms. I’m talking about the kind of depressed that floats in upon you like a fog.
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Biorhythms Before Course Depress Down Feel Just Really Sad Something Take
Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.
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Drop Favor Life Out People Sometimes
Macbeth was the first play I ever read.
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Book Ever First Macbeth Play Raed
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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Ask Clas Definitely Second Stuff
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
Be who you like as long as you mean it.
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Be Live Long Mean
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

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