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Alan Cumming

My feeling about work is it's much more about the experience of doing it than the end product. Sometimes things that are really great and make lots of money are miserable to make, and vice versa.

Alan Cumming

Experience

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Alan Cumming is saying that the value of work comes more from how you feel while doing it rather than what you ultimately create. He points out that some projects can be enjoyable but not profitable, while others that earn a lot of money might be unpleasant to work on.

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