Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Quote by Alan Rickman

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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.

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

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

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...

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'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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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,...

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.