When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.

Quote by Alan Rickman

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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.

I'm always aware of the camera and it feels like that's the audience.

I'm always aware of the camera and it feels like that's the audience.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me.

I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me.

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.

Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I...

Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I...

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.

All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their...

All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their...

Somebody with Debbie Reynolds' features doesn't get cast as the Wicked Witch.

Somebody with Debbie Reynolds' features doesn't get cast as the Wicked Witch.

I think worrying things are going on in England - a real apathy.

I think worrying things are going on in England - a real apathy.

On film you put all your energies into a single glance.

On film you put all your energies into a single glance.

I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me

I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're...

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're...

I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking,...

I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking,...

Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats...

Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats...

Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made.

Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made.

I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.

I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.

There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit...

Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit...

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.