You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures

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A perfect gift book for those with a wicked sense of humor, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams captures the author's unique and engaging voice as he recounts his hilariously bizarre real-life encounters with Hollywood's glitterati. Self-proclaimed B-List actor and famous man-on-the-scene, Alan Cumming takes the reader on 60 mis-adventures of pithy and cheeky fun in this self-titled book. Reading like 60 novellas each illustrated by memorable images taken the author himself, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams presents humorous observations and recounts real-life stories of debauchery and humor, including late night Hollywood parties and a road trip to the Oprah show.

Alan Cumming is a Scottish and American actor. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier Award, the lead in Martin Sherman's Bent, and as Dionysus in The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway he has appeared as Mac the Knife in The Threepenny Opera, The Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret, for which he won a Tony Award in 1998, and Design for Living. Cumming also introduces Masterpiece Mystery! for PBS. He currently appears as Eli Gold on The Good Wife, for which he has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Satellite Award. He has also written a novel, Tommy's Tale, had a cable talk show (Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming) and produced a line of perfumed products labeled "Cumming". He has contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed a cabaret show I Bought A Blue CarToday. Retaining his British citizenship, Cumming became a naturalized U.S. citizen on November 7, 2008.

"There's a lot of joy in this book and a lot of laughs. You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams is the best part of experiencing New York nightlife: all the gossip without the hangover." -New York Journal of Books "The pictures-and stories-are intimate, mischievous, funny, and poignant. It's a rare self-portrait by an actor in an era when most are wary of revealing too much." -Town & Country Magazine "...a fun, heartfelt, adorably catty collection of anecdotes and accompanying photographs from the entertainer's personal and professional life." -Edge Media Network "A passion for photography has stayed with Cumming, all his life, and stage, film and television actor, has just released a book of 45 short essays accompanied by his photos." -San Francisco Chronicle "Cumming's delight in life's unexpectedly joyful experiences - of which he's had plenty in his fortunate career - runs throughout the 45 essays in "You've Gotta Get Bigger Dreams," his third book. . . . Cumming's new book is rife with entertaining anecdotes, as well as personal reflections and at times shrewdly insightful commentary on his adopted country." -SF Gate "Cumming's witty and incisive essays cover everything from a cross-country road trip with his beloved dog Honey to an unforgettable encounter with Oprah, whose one-line response to one of Cumming's friends became the title of his book." -Daily Front Row "Alan Cumming is just plain old delightful. Instead of just writing another memoir book, he peppers his crazy life stories with his photographs to give them an extra visual punch most people don't have in their writing." -Ain't It Cool News "Must Read" selection:. . . 45 vignettes, with photos, name-checking Oprah, Seam Combs, and Elizabeth Taylor." -Harper's Bazaar "Cummings says that as a photographer, hes just a "snapper," capturing moments." -Pittsburgh City Paper ". . . a brisk, entertaining read that makes the reader feel like Cumming is in your head relating each mischievous adventure." -Metrosource NY ". . . 45 charming, naughty, thoughtful, and wickedly hilarious stories, all illustrated by Cumming's own memorable photographs." -Good Morning Washington / WJLA-TV "If you're a fan of Cumming, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams is fun and lively enough to sustain interest. For those less familiar, it is a teasing glimpse into an impressive achiever's high life and downtime." -StageBuddy.com "...a charming mosaic of anecdotes and photos..." -Out Magazine "Flipping through feels like passing a couple hours with the scrapbook of your most fabulous older cousin." -Passport Magazine