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.
ALAN CUMMINGIn 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’m quite good, though I say it myself, at making strangers feel at ease.
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Often for me, if I hear a song I know, it clicks for me and I hear it in a different way and I think, “I could sing that song. I’ve got something to say about that song. Wanting to connect with an audience and wanting them to rethink songs.
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So the experts think we could have an AIDS-free generation in Africa by 2015, even if the mothers are positive.
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I’ve actually found – especially doing my cabaret show – I’m connecting with people in a way I haven’t connected with them. I’ve found that when you’re open and honest, people respond to that, whatever you’re being open and honest about.
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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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I’m not a fan of Twitter.
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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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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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When there’s an adult person who’s scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
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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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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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Once in a while it’s good to challenge yourself in a way that’s really daunting.
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With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.
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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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