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I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.

Alan Cumming

It is actually important to do songs they’re familiar with. Also, I love those songs. In a way, I think I’ve changed people’s perceptions of what a cabaret show like this could be.
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There are some days when you don’t feel like being Alan Cumming.
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Bring Cuming Feel Same Day
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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Be who you like as long as you mean it.
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Be Live Long Mean
I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.
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Always Anyone Avoid Hate People Some
Romeo is the most misunderstood character in literature, I think. He’s hardcore to play because he’s displaying the characteristics of Hamlet at the beginning, and, well, then everything else happens.
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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids’ show called ‘Let’s See.
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Call Drama First Kid Let School See Show Year
A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn’t interest me.
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Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
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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 think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
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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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Always Dad Mom Precious Told Worthless
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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You should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.
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With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.
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Actors aren’t stupid, mostly, and if there’s a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director’s going for, if you’re aware of that too, you can do things to help that.
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