British - Actor | February 21, 1946 - January 14, 2016
Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies.
Alan Rickman
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Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.
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Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.
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All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.
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Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.
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If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work.
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Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.
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I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'.
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It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo.
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The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible. Or, what's impossible? What's a fantasy?
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When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.
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If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation.
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