“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.” WayRealSometimesCharacterLevelsStruggleEmotionalInvolvementSustaining Author:Alan Cumming
“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.” PeopleWayWholeStoriesShowsSongRoomsAudienceSingingConceptsBest WayConnectingBeing Authentic Author:Alan Cumming
“If you are a cabaret artist and you are mostly singing other people's songs, you're asking them to rethink a song, listen to it in a different way. The most impact you can have while asking them to re-listen to a song is if it's a song they know very well.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWellsDifferentArtistSongSingingAskingImpactDifferent WaysCabaret Author:Alan Cumming
“Often for me, if I hear a song I know, it clicks for me and I hear it in a different way and I think, "I could sing that song. I've got something to say about that song. Wanting to connect with an audience and wanting them to rethink songs; it is actually important to do songs they're familiar with. Also, I love those songs. In a way, I think I've changed people's perceptions of what a cabaret show like this could be.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayImportantDifferentShowsSongAudienceChangedPerceptionFamiliarDifferent WaysClicksI've ChangedCabaret Author:Alan Cumming
“I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they're so universal.” WayComedyUniversalTragedy Author:Alan Cumming
“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.” WayMindPlayInterestBloodArmsBattleSurfaceConventionalConventional Ways Author:Alan Cumming
“Once in a while it's good to challenge yourself in a way that's really daunting.” WayChallengesChallenge Yourself Author:Alan Cumming
