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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 Cumming

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
I’m not a fan of Twitter.
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Fan Twitter
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
I started to itch to do a play again and ‘Macbeth’ came to the surface in my mind. I never thought I would do it in a conventional way. A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn’t interest me.
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Again Came Itch Mind Start Surface
Most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes.
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Anything Eyes Know Most Own People Two
Kids are more genuine. When they come up and want to talk to you, they don’t have an agenda. It’s more endearing and less piercing to your aura.
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Agenda Come Genious Kid More Talk Up Want
I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.
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Different Disguise Involve Thing Work
It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another.
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Another Feel Felt Hard Like One Outsider Time
When you’re on TV, you come into people’s homes. In theater and film, they go to you – to the temple of the cinema or theater. And it’s very different.
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Aim Barrier Film Intrigued Month Six Writer Year
I come more to Scotland than I ever used to, so I feel more connected to it, more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and I’m choosing my homeland. It’s funny: when you get older these things creep up to you.
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Come Connect Country Ever Feel More Used
I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.
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Always Anyone Avoid Hate People Some
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
He … knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.
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Different Difficult Easy Instant Know Look Through
I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they’re so universal.
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Comedy Like More Tragedy Universal
I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.
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Air Dumpster Get Love Squish
Working with good people is always good.
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Always Good People With Working

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