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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 in the movie where he hit on Tom Cruise's character Bill Harford.

"I auditioned like six, seven times for like one scene. I did it and I never met Stanley. So I went on the first day and it was time for me to go to the set. So there was Tom Cruise and Stanley Kubrick and I had met Tom before and he was very nice, and I went 'Hey Stanley, it's nice to meet you finally. I'm Alan.' And he was all like, 'You're not American!'

'''I know. I'm Scottish.'"

"'Well you were American on the tape.'"

"And I went, 'Yeah, that's because I'm an actor, Stanley.'

"After that we got on like a house on fire."

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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

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