Alan Cumming embraces blurry selfies and imperfections in new memoir

Sometimes the most imperfect photos can perfectly capture a moment a time. 

This is what actor Alan Cumming proves in his new memoir, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams. The book combines Cumming's words and photos to create a revealing look into the star's life. 

Not every picture in Cumming's book is impeccably framed or even in focus but he doesn't see that as a flaw. While photography has been an interest and hobby of his since the age of 10, he warns readers that "they're not technical photographs."

Instead, expect silly selfies and pictures that were perhaps taken in a hurry. For example, the photo that inspired the book's title. 

In asking Oprah for a photo, Cumming's friend Eddie — a devout Oprah fan — told her it was his dream to get a picture with the influential figure. Her response: "You gotta get bigger dreams." 

The resulting picture that Cumming took? Turns out he didn't have enough time to un-zoom his camera lens and only half of Oprah's face made it into the photograph. 

"The title picture is terrible," Cumming laughs. "But actually, it's perfect." 

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