But in 2022, he’s just about given up trying to understand the place. It’s been almost 30 years since Alan Cumming first visited America 25 since he fell in love with the place and settled there 20 since he bought a property 15 since he became a citizen and five since he opened a cabaret bar, Club Cumming, in the heart of New York.
The award-winning actor shares his views on Trump, Obama, Scottish independence, homophobia, mental health and surviving child abuse
Alan Cumming: ‘America feels like it’s always teetering on the edge of awfulness’