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He … knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.

Alan Cumming

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
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 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
Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety’s not my forte.
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Big Calender Country Culture Forte Know Pantomime Subtitety Thing
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 should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.
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Experience Have Should
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
I think people deny themselves by putting themselves into categories.
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Category Into People Put Themselves 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 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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Afraid Again Back Go Hamlet Know Power Scare Theatre
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
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
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 like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.
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Different Disguise Involve Thing Work
Macbeth was the first play I ever read.
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Book Ever First Macbeth Play Raed
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

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