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More Alan Cumming Quotes
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Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
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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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I’m quite good, though I say it myself, at making strangers feel at ease.
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It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another.
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I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.
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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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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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Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.
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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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It’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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I was so scared of going back to the theatre after Hamlet. I didn’t know if I’d do a play again because I was afraid of the power of it.
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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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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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Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety’s not my forte.
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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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