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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.

  Alan Cumming

  Play, Theatre, Scared

  "Shakespeare and me: Alan Cumming". Interview with Megan Conner, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2012.

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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.

  Alan Cumming

  Character, Thinking, Play

  "Shakespeare and me: Alan Cumming". Interview with Megan Conner, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2012.

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• Usually, there's a story I've told that leads up to why I'm singing the song. The whole concept of the show was about being authentic and connecting with these songs. The best way to do that was in a room with an audience and for people to listen to that.

  Alan Cumming

  Song, People, Singing

  "Cumming around again". Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. February 18, 2016.

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• 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!

  Alan Cumming

  Regret, Crazy, Who I Am

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• 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.

  Alan Cumming

  Kids, Piercings, Want

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they're so universal.

  Alan Cumming

  Tragedy, Way, Comedy

  "Shakespeare and me: Alan Cumming" by Megan Conner, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2012.

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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.

  Alan Cumming

  Scotland, Choices, Up To You

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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

  People, Done, Film

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'd been depressed before, of course. But I'm talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something to do with biorhythms. I'm talking about the kind of depressed that floats in upon you like a fog. You can feel it coming and you can see where it is going to take you but you are powerless, utterly powerless to stop it. I know now.

  Alan Cumming

  Depression, Fog, Talking

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• With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.

  Alan Cumming

  Ideas, People, Secret

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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.

  Alan Cumming

  Real, Struggle, Character

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. December 7, 2010.

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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.

  Alan Cumming

  Positive, Inspiring, Mothers Day

  "Alan Cumming Interview". Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com.

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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.

  Alan Cumming

  Blood, Play, Mind

  "Alan Cumming To Strip Off In One-man MacBeth" by wenn.com, June 7, 2012.

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