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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

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Alan Cumming
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 27
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