Alan Cumming quotes - page 2

The thing with film and theater is that you always know the story so you can play certain cues in each scene with the knowledge that you know where the story's going to end and how it's going to go. But on television nobody knows what's going to happen, even the writers. (Alan Cumming)
Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over? View quote
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I was so scared of going back to the theatre after Hamlet. I didn't know if I'd do a play again because I was afraid of the power of it. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think you can be as big as you like as long as you mean it. I really do. View quote
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I've really noticed over the last few years how many people are turning towards eating vegetarian or vegan. [...] Everyone's realizing that these things are delicious and good for you. And I think it's an indication of how we're becoming more conscious of what we do to our bodies by what we put into them and what we do to the planet. View quote
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Memory is so subjective. We all remember in a visceral, emotional way, and so even if we agree on the facts-what was said, what happened where and when-what we take away and store from a moment, what we feel about it, can vary radically. View quote
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Had I not had the childhood I did, would these traits not be so at the forefront of my personality? Who knows? All I know is that I am the product of all the experiences I have had, good and bad, and if I am in a happy place in my life (as I truly am), then I can have no regrets about any of the combination of events and circumstances that have led me to the here and now. View quote
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I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight away, and also you're discussing things on set so it opens it out to everyone and it becomes a totally collaborative thing. And you have someone who supports you when you're feeling a bit insecure. View quote
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When there's an adult person who's scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly. (Alan Cumming)
It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves. View quote
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Once in a while it's good to challenge yourself in a way that's really daunting. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American. View quote
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There are some days when you don't feel like being Alan Cumming. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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 Cumming)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they're so universal. View quote
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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. View quote
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