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Alan Cumming

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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Back Class Country Foot More Prevalent Snobby Sort Term Think
When there’s an adult person who’s scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
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Adult Grow Person Pretty Quickly Scare
I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.
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Different Disguise Involve Thing Work
With all this stuff going on, with the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and things like that, we are second-class citizens, definitely.
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Ask Clas Definitely Second Stuff
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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Actor Country Intimidate More Much Think
It’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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Director Film Interest Other Rare Really Themselves Thing
Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety’s not my forte.
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Big Calender Country Culture Forte Know Pantomime Subtitety Thing
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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Actual Commitment Ethos Good Mostly Okay Openness Quite Truth Unknown
Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.
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Drop Favor Life Out People Sometimes
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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Backward Boy Explode Grown Life Little Live Out Up
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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Actual Allow Bully Country Equally Happen Kid President Say Something
For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don’t think you’re very good at it – which is rubbish. You’re missing out here.
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Country Example Good Reluctant Rubbish Seen Take Think Writer
Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
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Cinema Film Home People Television Temple Theatre
I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
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Author Country Intimidate More Much Think
You’ll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep.
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Author Bond Dame Dench Film Own Sitcom Starring
A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn’t interest me.
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Arm Battle Blood Come Form Fresh Interest People Sweet

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