If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work.

Quote by Alan Rickman

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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,...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

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.

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

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

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them...

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them...

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.

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

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

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