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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.
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Alan Cumming
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 27
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He ... knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.
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