Quotes by Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

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.

Actors

Directors

Stupid

Finally, the scariest thing about abuse of any shape or form, is, in my opinion, not the abuse itself, but that if it continues it can begin to feel commonplace and eventually acceptable.

Abuse

Opinion

Shapes

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.

Example

Missing

Thinking

I actually find in America, there’s a slight snobbery about actors who go back and forth between big heavy dramas and popcorn fare. That always intrigues me, because that doesn’t exist in the same way in Britain. And I imagine it would be worse. 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. I’m really intrigued by it. I don’t know why that is. But I’m aiming to break down those barriers by being in a Shakespeare film and a Smurfs film within six months of each other.

Drama

Film

Imagine

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.

Choices

Scotland

Up To You

I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.

Hate

People

Thinking

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.

Help Me

Helping

People

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.

Boys

Littles

Should Have

I have no regrets in my life even the crazy things I’ve been in. It all made me the I am today and I wouldn’t change anything. I’m happy with who I am!

Crazy

Regret

Who I Am

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

Different

Disguise

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Actors

Air

Artist

Bigs

Boys

Calendars

Carpe Diem

Character

Choices

Country

Crazy

Deny

Depression

Different

Directors

Disguise

Done

Drama

Ease

Example

Eye

Fans

Favour

Feels

Film

Firsts

Fog

Games

Gay

Hate

Help Me

Helping

Home

Honest

Imagine

Impact

Insecure

Inspiring

Intimidated

Kids

Like You

Littles

Long

Lying

Missing

Mothers Day

Odd

Opinion

People

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Quotes by Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

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.

Finally, the scariest thing about abuse of any shape or form, is, in my opinion, not the abuse itself, but that if it continues it can begin to feel commonplace and eventually acceptable.

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.

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.

I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.

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.

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.

I have no regrets in my life even the crazy things I’ve been in. It all made me the I am today and I wouldn’t change anything. I’m happy with who I am!

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

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