You could then, when you lay that as the groundwork, say, “Here I am. This is what I think. I come in peace.” Then you’re able to push out, to be able to talk about more things. And that’s been a really heartening thing about my life, actually.
ALAN CUMMINGYou should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.
More Alan Cumming Quotes
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Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?
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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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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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Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.
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I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
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I’m Scottish first, and it’s odd to hear that I’m a Scottish-American.
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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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My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that’s a good grounding for a balanced life.
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I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.
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It’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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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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Be who you like as long as you mean it.
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You should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.
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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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Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety’s not my forte.
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