Not My Father's Son

by Alan Cumming

It has not been pleasant as an adult to realize that dealing with my father’s violence was the beginning of my studies of acting.

I should point out that I am not alone on this stage. I am flanked by Patti Smith and Marion Cotillard, and the three of us are just standing there, and absolutely nothing is happening. Luckily, nobody in the audience is paying any of us any attention at all, and it feels like we are trapped in celebrity aspic.