If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.

Quote by Alan Rickman

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Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

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...

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.

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...

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped.

You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped.

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,...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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