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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.