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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.

Alan Cumming

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