Alan Rickman

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director.

Quotes

• Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.
  • Interview: Alan Rickman on "Nobel Son" by Aaron Hillis, IFC.com (4 December 2008)

• Meanwhile the dreaded press and even in the unit publicist the unstoppable desire to compare one job with another—was X more difficult than Y? No, X=X and Y=Y. Don't be lazy.
  • Entry (23 September 1993) in Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman (2022)

• I realise as soon as that [Snape's] ring and costume go on—something happens. It becomes alien to be chatty, smiley, open. The character narrows me down, tightens me up. Not good qualities on a film set. I have never been less communicative with a crew. Fortunately, Dan [Radcliffe] fills that role with ease and charm. And youth.
  • Entry (12 April 2006) in Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman (2022)

Quotes about Rickman

• I'm pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in London and New York. He didn't have to do that.
  • Daniel Radcliffe, Facebook post (14 January 2016)

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Alan Rickman on Wikipedia
• Media related to Alan Rickman on Wikimedia Commons