October 27, 2021

Film & TV

Alan Cumming credits ‘Hollywood’ for stopping his suicidal thoughts

Alan Cumming spoke about having suicidal thoughts before James Bond audition

By Samantha David October 27, 2021
Alan Cumming credits ‘Hollywood’ for stopping his suicidal thoughts

On Tuesday, Alan Cumming made an appearance on CBS Mornings and spoke about feeling suicidal he got role in 1995 film GoldenEye.

The 56-year-old shared, “It was one of the worst days of my life actually. I felt really, really, really low. I just now think. Oh you poor little thing, you could've said I am feeling suicidal today."

He admitted that his acting career helped him with his mental health issues, “That's something I realized when I was writing, like, ‘oh my God, Hollywood saved me’.”

Earlier, Cumming revealed that his father abused him, he stated, “When I was 28, I suddenly remembered all this stuff from my childhood. It's still with me, I still get triggered by things. And we all have baggage, we all have trauma.”