Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.

Quote by Alan Rickman

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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,...

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.

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.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.