Alan Cumming on the First Time He Met Stanley Kubrick

Actor Alan Cumming told George about meeting Stanley Kubrick for the first time on the Eyes Wide Shut set. Cumming also talked about the scene where he hit on Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut.

Alan Cumming's interview with George takes place Monday, December 2, 2013.

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Caberet - The Donmar Warehouse
The Good Wife - Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, Small Wishes,
CBS Productions, CBS Television Studios
Eyes Wide Shut - Hobby Films, Pole Star, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros.

The Good Wife - Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, Small Wishes, CBS Productions
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The Anniversary Party - Fine Line Features, Pas de Quoi, Ghoulardi Film Company
Eyes Wide Shut - Hobby Films, Pole Star, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros.
Cabaret - Roundabout Theatre Company, Donmar Warehouse, Studio 54
Tony Awards - The American Theatre Wing, CBS
Wikimedia Commons - Snapshots of the Past
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[swishb]

The title for this video was very suggestive

[Meta_was_my_idea]

His role in Eyes Wide shut was so short, yet great.  Although his acting in Titus was epic.

[DelightLovesMovies]

Eyes Wide Shut is one of my favorite films.

[dj_bullets]

His part in EWS was hilarious. That movie has some genuinely funny moments in it most people totally missed.

[TheStockwell]

Standing up to Kubrick the first time you meet him? That's just being professional, so bravo, Mr. Cumming!

[Aristadoe]

For a second I thought that was Robert Downey jr

[saidtheactress]

That sequence is a "masterclass" in the craft of film upstaging.

[brendanduffy]

I watched eyes wide shut for the first time last week absolutely loved it, masterpiece.

[jaywilldoit]

That role was freaking hilarious for no reason at all lol.

[TT-rxhm]

Did he just say.... I think everyone knew it be his last Omg

[SingleTax]

"How come you're packing fudge, Mr. Cruise?" -- Butters

[whitetpoison]

Off topic: this man's style is very elegant and awesome. I hope to look like that when I reach his age.

[Fuliginosus]

Alan Cumming reminds me of the actor who played Reverend Runt in Barry Lyndon.

[darumadaruma]

Mr. Cumming steals every second of that scene.

[Carboxylated]

Ive seen this twice today. Both times by chance. Wow says a lot of the power a dead man can still have. Kubrick will never be topped. I honestly do not know any director who is as dimensional with his storytelling and 4th wall breaking on the audience that strikes deep chords with all.

[samihahmed]

i feel like that’s actually a pretty good kubrick impression

[stewartbloomfield]

stanley was humble inoffensive and very calm i worked for 1 year on fmj. driver props etc.

[mag]

What people don't get is that Stanley was intentionally giving Alan an indirect compliment about his acting skills; the idea that if he compliments Alan indirectly it subconsciously validates Alans video performance while testing his ability to extrapolate on the absurdity of the compliment. What do I mean? There's a 0% chance Stanley didn't know Alan was Scottish after 7 or 8 tapes, and he wanted to see if Alan was aware of this clerical improbability. It was a test and compliment delivered in a clandestine fashion.

[nsrikanth]

0:14 mins, With two Big Guys!
Brilliant performance. Short and unforgettable.

[thomassharoniard]

Alan Cumming is such a powerful and wonderful actor to store away beside Dustin Hoffman