I'm always aware of the camera and it feels like that's the audience.

Quote by Alan Rickman

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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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

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,...

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 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.