Alan Cumming 'felt suicidal' before audition for role in James Bond film GoldenEye

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James Bond film, GoldenEye.The esteemed screen star opened up about his struggles with mental health in an interview with CBS Mornings on Tuesday.He described the audition, which he landed, as one of the "worst days of my life", before admitting that "Hollywood saved him".It comes as ahead of the release of his new memoir Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life.In the interview, Alan opened up his "darkest moments".He said: "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.'"That's something I realised when I was writing, like, 'Oh my God, Hollywood saved me.'"The bestselling author revealed he now lives by a mantra.