Quote by Alan Cumming
My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think thats a good grounding for a balanced life. – Alan Cumming

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So the experts think we could have an AIDS-free generation in Africa by 2015, even if the mothers are positive. – Alan Cumming

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positive
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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. – Alan Cumming

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Fear
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The thing with film and theater is that you always know the story so you can play certain cues in each scene with the knowledge that you know where the storys going to end and how its going to go. But on television nobody knows whats going to happen, even the writers. – Alan Cumming

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My mom was a professional. My dad and mom met each other in a movie called New Faces of 1937. My mom went under the name Thelma Leeds, and she did a few movies, and she was really a great singer, and when she married my dad and started to have a family, she sang at parties. – Albert Brooks

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dad

Thirteen, 13 children, and I love – I love them all. And I think Ive been a good father to all of them. – Anthony Quinn

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dad

You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing. – Leonardo DiCaprio

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When one has not had a good father, one must create one. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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