Actors aren’t stupid, mostly, and if there’s a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director’s going for, if you’re aware of that too, you can do things to help that.
ALAN CUMMINGIf they’re not seeing that their society sees gay people as equals, how could you tell them what they’re doing is wrong?
More Alan Cumming Quotes
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If you are a cabaret artist and you are mostly singing other people’s songs, you’re asking them to rethink a song, listen to it in a different way. The most impact you can have while asking them to re-listen to a song is if it’s a song they know very well.
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I’m Scottish first, and it’s odd to hear that I’m a Scottish-American.
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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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I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.
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If they’re not seeing that their society sees gay people as equals, how could you tell them what they’re doing is wrong?
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It’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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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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If the president of the country is not actually saying something, allowing equality to happen, how could you expect to counsel kids not to bully other kids?
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So if I’m swirling around on some wires, talking to Fred Flintstone, I make it the funnest I can. I also want to be good at it. I don’t want to be a crap cartoon character. I want to be proud I’m a vitamin!
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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.
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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 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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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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Once in a while it’s good to challenge yourself in a way that’s really daunting.
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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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