Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.
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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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✦ About the Author
✦ More by Alan Cumming
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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'm quite good, though I say it myself, at making strangers feel at ease.
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It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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When there's an adult person who's scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
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Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
✦ More Big Thing Quotes
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A really big thing I've learned - and I think it's so liberating - is when you realize no one knows what they're doing.
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I think that's the big thing - I know who I am. I'm pretty sure of that.
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It's never me saying, 'When is my day over?' It's more, 'When do they legally have to get me off of the lot, based on when I have to be back the next day?' The first call is a big thing in the acting world and in the union world. There needs to be a 12 hour period, and I need it.
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And then, I do love my shopping, but actually, lounging is the big thing.
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In TV, you're a 'writer for hire.' That means you're trying to guess what your boss wants and delivering that story. There's a lot of spitballing. The big thing is 'breaking story,' which means coming up with a story. You do it by episode and put it all up on a board.