Alan Cumming

Actor

1965-01-27

Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, writer, and presenter active in film, television, and theater. He won a Tony Award for Cabaret and has appeared in numerous stage and screen productions. He is also known for hosting and nonfiction writing.

Books by Alan Cumming

Not My Father's Son
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Baggage
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Tommy's Tale
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Quotes by Alan Cumming

We both lacked the same thing in our childhoods - the love of a father... We both sought to fill that lack in our adult lives with family and love, as everyone does, but also with thrills and sometimes periods of recklessness. Luckily, I have always come back from my recklessness. Tommy Darling did not.
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We both lacked the same thing in our childhoods - the love of a father... We both sought to fill that lack in our adult lives with family and love, as everyone does, but also with thrills and sometimes periods of recklessness. Luckily, I have always come back from my recklessness. Tommy Darling did not.
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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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I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.
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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.
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A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn't interest me.
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With 'Urban Secrets,' I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.
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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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It's about how you exist as a person in the world, and the idea that your work is more important than you as a person is a horrible, horrible message. I always think about a little gay boy in Wisconsin or a little lesbian in Arkansas seeing someone like me, and if I cannot be open in my life, how on earth can they?
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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 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.
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