Top 45 Quotes by Alan Cumming

About Alan Cumming

These are some quotes by Scottish author Alan Cumming Actor, who was born on January 27, 1965.

'Macbeth' was the first play I ever read. In fact, I remember my brother Tom, who is six years older than me, coming home from school and telling me about it. He was the one that really got me going.

'Macbeth' was the first play I ever read. In fact, I remember my brother Tom, who is six years older than me, coming home from school and telling me about it. He was the one that really got me going.

Alan Cumming

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

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

Alan Cumming

I was horrified when Richard Chamberlain and Rupert Everett said gay actors should stay in the closet. They were saying to people that they should live a lie and not be liberated, to live in fear of being found out.

Alan Cumming

Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?

Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?

Alan Cumming

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

Alan Cumming

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.

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

Sometimes with people I know, they're playing the hunky action guy and there's resistance to them coming out because it's so connected to straight masculinity. There's a plastic kind of movie star who has a very short shelf with very small kind of ambition. I see that but I still don't agree with it.

Alan Cumming

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

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

Alan Cumming

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.

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

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

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