I knew with Snape I was working as a double agent, as it turns out, and a very good one at that. Alan Rickman More Quotes by Alan Rickman More Quotes From Alan Rickman I do feel more myself in America. I can regress there, and they have roller-coaster parks. Alan Rickman parks political america I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting. Alan Rickman play remember thinking It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo. Alan Rickman thanks stories needs What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves. Alan Rickman bored actors talking Why don't I like you?" "Because you think I'm an asshole, and I'm not really, I'm just British and, well, you're not. Alan Rickman british i-like-you thinking What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing. Alan Rickman acting process interesting Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over. Alan Rickman nerves theatre acting My definition of palatable might be slightly different from yours. Alan Rickman definitions wine might I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals. Alan Rickman feet home jobs You can act truthfully or you can lie. You can reveal things about yourself or you can hide. Therefore, the audience recognizes something about themselves or they don't -- You hope they don't leave the theatre thinking that was nice...now where's the cab?' Alan Rickman nice lying thinking I'm very aware that when one is acting in the theater, you do become kind of animal about it. And you're reliant on instincts rather than tact a lot of the time. Alan Rickman acting kind animal I'm a lot less serious than people think. Alan Rickman serious people thinking I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence. Alan Rickman different energy mean The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end. Alan Rickman middle ends stories Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping or seeking anonymity. I reserve the right not to have a rubber stamp on my forehead saying this is who I am. Because who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play. Alan Rickman escaping who-i-am play One longs for a director with a sense of imagination. Alan Rickman imagination directors It's a nightmare to sit and watch a film that I'm in. There's a horrible inescapability to it. Alan Rickman nightmare film watches When I am asked about influences, I always say I bow down to Fred Astaire, because when you look at him dancing you never look at his extremities, do you? You look at his centre. What you never see is the hours of work that went into the routines, you just see the breathtaking spirit and freedom. Alan Rickman bows dancing looks I have a love-hate relationship with white silk. Alan Rickman silk hate white If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work. Alan Rickman who-i-am want people
