He … knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.
ALAN CUMMINGI’m Scottish first, and it’s odd to hear that I’m a Scottish-American.
More Alan Cumming Quotes
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Macbeth was the first play I ever read.
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I’m Scottish first, and it’s odd to hear that I’m a Scottish-American.
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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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Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
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I have no regrets in my life even the crazy things I’ve been in. It all made me the I am today and I wouldn’t change anything. I’m happy with who I am!
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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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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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I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.
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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 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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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 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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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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When there’s an adult person who’s scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
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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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