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

Quote by Alan Rickman

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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.

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.

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

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

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

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.