“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.” FilmTermBreakImagineDramaBarriersBreaking DownIntriguedSmurf Author:Alan Cumming
“I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.” TwoFilmAirDumpsters Author:Alan Cumming
“You'll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep.” FilmSitcomDames Author:Alan Cumming
“You do get really exhausted doing films. You work such long hours, and after a while, things can get out of perspective, just like if anyone's tired, things get on top of them.” IfsLongFilmHoursPerspectiveTiredExhaustedGet RealLong Hours Author:Alan Cumming
“It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.” FilmDirectorsFilm Directors Author:Alan Cumming
“Nowadays people don't know how to handle it if all the ends aren't tied up and they're not told what to think in films. And if they're challenged, they think it's something wrong with the film.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsEndsFilmKnow HowHandleTiedTied Up Author:Alan Cumming
“Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.” PeopleIfsSometimesDoneFilmProjectsDramaticYou ChooseGet Real Author:Alan Cumming
“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.” KnowsEndsPlayStoriesHappensFilmCertainTelevisionSceneTheaterNobody Knows Author:Alan Cumming
“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.” PeopleDifferentHomeFilmTvsTheaterCinemaTemples Author:Alan Cumming
