In my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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More Alan Cumming Quotes
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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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I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.
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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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Most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes.
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I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.
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Macbeth was the first play I ever read.
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There are some days when you don’t feel like being Alan Cumming.
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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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It’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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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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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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With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.
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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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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 had to be a grown-up when I should have been a little boy, and now that I’m a grown-up my little-boyness has exploded out of me. I’ve lived my life backwards.
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