Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

Quote by Alan Rickman

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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 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,...

If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation.

If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation.

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.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

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 parents certainly didn't have anything to do with the theater. I'm some kind of...

My parents certainly didn't have anything to do with the theater. I'm some kind of...

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.

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 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.

The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial.

The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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've 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.

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.

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.

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.