15 Great Quotes From Alan Rickman

15 Great Quotes From Alan Rickmane

Somebody with Debbie Reynolds' features doesn't get cast as the Wicked Witch.

— Alan Rickman

I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time.

— Alan Rickman

I was a student in London in the '70s, so CBGB really wasn't on my radar at all. Obviously, I was aware of the emergence of the Police in England and as an art student, I was very aware of David Byrne, but I suppose my musical taste at that time certainly didn't stretch towards the Dead Boys or the Ramones.

— Alan Rickman

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

— Alan Rickman

Parts win prizes, not actors.

— Alan Rickman

Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together.

— Alan Rickman

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

— Alan Rickman

I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me.

— Alan Rickman

I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it.

— Alan Rickman

My parents certainly didn't have anything to do with the theater. I'm some kind of accident.

— Alan Rickman

From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.

— Alan Rickman

In theater, you've got to be aware of your whole body because it involves stamina. It involves two-and-a-half hours and a sustained release of energy, maybe for six months.

— Alan Rickman

I can only see my limitations. That's just who I am.

— Alan Rickman

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

— Alan Rickman

I approach every part I'm asked to do and decide to do from exactly the same angle: who is this person, what does he want, how does he attempt to get it, and what happens to him when he doesn't get it, or if he does?

— Alan Rickman

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