Facts about Alan Rickman

Occup.Actor
FromUnited Kingdom
BornFebruary 21, 1946
Age78 years

Summary

Alan Rickman is a famous Actor from United Kingdom, he is 78 years old and still alive, born February 21, 1946.

Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 38 quotes who is written / told by Alan.

Related authors: Rachel Corrie (Activist), Emma Thompson (Actress), Harry Melling (Actor)

Filmography:

38 Famous quotes by Alan Rickman

Small: I never talk about Harry Potter because I think that would rob children of something thats private to t
"I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it"
Small: I dont think its right that everybody knows everything about me
"I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me"
Small: I do feel more myself in America. I can regress there, and they have roller-coaster parks
"I do feel more myself in America. I can regress there, and they have roller-coaster parks"
Small: When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter
"When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter"
Small: Whats interesting about the process of acting is how often you dont know what youre doing
"What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing"
Small: Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made
"Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made"
Small: Ive never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision
"I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision"
Small: I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure
"I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure"
Small: I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously
"I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously"
Small: Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persua
"Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape than an unchanging costume, and that even though only three of the books were out at that time, she held the entire massive but delicate narrative in the surest of hands"
Small: Theres a voice inside you that tells you what you should do
"There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do"
Small: Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes
"Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes"
Small: If you could build a house on a trampoline, that would suit me fine
"If you could build a house on a trampoline, that would suit me fine"
Small: I think theres some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom
"I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom"
Small: I am the character you are not supposed to like
"I am the character you are not supposed to like"
Small: Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play
"Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play"
Small: Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive
"Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive"
Small: I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting
"I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting"
Small: I think worrying things are going on in England - a real apathy
"I think worrying things are going on in England - a real apathy"
Small: One longs for a director with a sense of imagination
"One longs for a director with a sense of imagination"
Small: My parents certainly didnt have anything to do with the theater. Im some kind of accident
"My parents certainly didn't have anything to do with the theater. I'm some kind of accident"
Small: If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust
"If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust"
Small: If you spend any time in Los Angeles, theres only one topic of conversation
"If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation"
Small: Im a quite serious actor who doesnt mind being ridiculously comic
"I'm a quite serious actor who doesn't mind being ridiculously comic"
Small: I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absol
"I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time"
Small: Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over
"Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over"
Small: You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped
"You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped"
Small: On the screen were some flashback shots of Daniel, Emma and Rupert from ten years ago. They were 12.
"On the screen were some flashback shots of Daniel, Emma and Rupert from ten years ago. They were 12. I have also recently returned from New York, and while I was there, I saw Daniel singing and dancing (brilliantly) on Broadway. A lifetime seems to have passed in minutes"
Small: My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line
"My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line"
Small: Its a nightmare to sit and watch a film that Im in. Theres a horrible inescapability to it
"It's a nightmare to sit and watch a film that I'm in. There's a horrible inescapability to it"
Small: If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work
"If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work"
Small: Im still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and theres half a pot of yogurt and a h
"I'm still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there's half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola"
Small: It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising
"It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising"
Small: I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: Youre going to forget your lines
"I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'"
Small: Each character I play has different dimensions. Im not interested in words that pull them together
"Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together"
Small: All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening
"All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening"
Small: It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it
"It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo"
Small: Im always aware of the camera and it feels like thats the audience
"I'm always aware of the camera and it feels like that's the audience"