It’s about how you exist as a person in the world, and the idea that your work is more important than you as a person is a horrible, horrible message.
ALAN CUMMINGNowadays people don’t know how to handle it if all the ends aren’t tied up and they’re not told what to think in films. And if they’re challenged, they think it’s something wrong with the film.
More Alan Cumming Quotes
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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 my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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You can feel it coming and you can see where it is going to take you but you are powerless, utterly powerless to stop it. I know now.
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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 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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My feeling about work is it’s much more about the experience of doing it than the end product. Sometimes things that are really great and make lots of money are miserable to make, and vice versa.
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I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
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There are some days when you don’t feel like being Alan Cumming.
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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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I’m not a fan of Twitter.
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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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I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.
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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 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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