If you judge the character, you cant play it. Alan Rickman More Quotes by Alan Rickman More Quotes From Alan Rickman If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work. Alan Rickman who-i-amwantpeople I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me. Alan Rickman knowsthinking I never expected to have any kind of film career, to be honest. It was all a bit of a surprise. But I was in a big hit play on Broadway. America, as many people will say, says yes more often than we do. And so I was suddenly surrounded by people saying yes. But I was aware that was 'cause of what I was in. It had a big impact. Alan Rickman impactcareersplay 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 cbgbboysart The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial. Alan Rickman responseshouldfeels My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line. Alan Rickman hikingrealideas Film has to be reflecting the world that we live in, and that's all you want to be a part of. Actors inhabit the same planet as everyone else. It's a weird thing that happens when you're an actor because people hold you up because you somehow embody in parts groups of people or people's hopes or something. Alan Rickman groupsactorspeople The directors you trust the most are the ones, when you ask them a question, they've got the guts to say, 'I don't know.' Alan Rickman gutsknowsdirectors Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together. Alan Rickman togetherplaycharacter I'm always aware of the camera and it feels like that's the audience. Alan Rickman audiencecamerasfeels On film you put all your energies into a single glance. Alan Rickman glancesfilmenergy You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped. Alan Rickman lullscustomerslong 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 angledoewant I'm a quite serious actor who doesn't mind being ridiculously comic. Alan Rickman actorsseriousmind All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening. Alan Rickman actorslisteningwant So you can't judge the character you're playing ever. Alan Rickman judgingcharacter Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact. Alan Rickman playcharacterfacts 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 six-monthshalftwo I was coming from a very cerebral, dark, difficult, layered play by Christopher Hampton and doing an action movie in Hollywood (Die Hard) with explosions, and I was holding a gun. Alan Rickman gundarkplay Certainly as actors, and maybe as directors, you've got to hang on to something childlike. You've got to know what play is. I haven't worked with Mike Leigh, but I know him very well and there's something open in his eyes about what's in front of him. And the same is true of Alfonso in a Mexican, mad way. There's an enthusiastic response to something. Neil Jordan, the same, when he gets excited . You just want to know there's a human being in there. Alan Rickman madeyeplay
