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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.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: About Choose Done Dramatic Films Get More People Projects Really Sometimes Trained You

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I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Air Film Fly Get Love Through Two Where I Love

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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.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Also Away Because Becomes Bit Collaborative Cult Directing Director Discussing Everyone Feeling God Good Good Idea Idea Insecure Opens Out Really Set Someone Stops Straight Supports Team Thing Things Think Totally Who You I Think

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There are some days when you don't feel like being Alan Cumming.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Alan Being Days Feel Like Some You

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Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Big Big Thing Calendar Country Cultural Forte Know Pantomime Subtlety Thing You

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I think you can be as big as you like as long as you mean it. I really do.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Big Like Long Mean Really Think You I Think

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When there's an adult person who's scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Adult Grow Grow Up Person Pretty Quickly Up You

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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

Topics: Always Certain Each End Even Film Go Going Happen How Know Knowledge Knows Nobody Play Scene Story Television Theater Thing Where Writers You

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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.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Cinema Come Different Film Go Homes People Temple Theater Tv Very You

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I'm not a fan of Twitter.

~Alan Cumming

Topics: Fan Twitter

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Actor

Born: January 27th, 1965

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