The Good Wife's Alan Cumming on his acting journey ahead of Listowel Writer's Week

Alan Cumming talks Broadway, Brexit, and The Good Wife with Marjorie Brennan ahead of his appearance at Listowel Writer’s Week.

The Good Wife's Alan Cumming on his acting journey ahead of Listowel Writer's Week

Q: You broke through in the Scottish sitcom The High Life, 23 years ago. It has been quite a journey from there; did you think you would achieve such success as an actor, singer and writer?

A: Absolutely not. My ambition when I was a drama student was to work at the Citizens’ Theatre in Glasgow — I still haven’t! I thought maybe one day I might move down to London, but really, the thought of America, of Hollywood and Broadway, was never even remotely on my radar.

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