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… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
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… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact. — Alan Rickman Copy Share
Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape… — Alan Rickman Copy Share
I do feel more myself in America. I can regress there, and they have roller-coaster parks. — Alan Rickman Copy Share
Unless we tell stories about ourselves, which is all that theater is, we're in deep trouble. — Alan Rickman Copy Share
I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting. — Alan Rickman Copy Share
The difference between being an actor and a director is simple. The director has to hide his panic; the actor doesn't. — Alan Rickman Copy Share
Do you know that moment when you paint a landscape as a child and, when you’re maybe under seven or something, the sky is… — Alan Rickman Copy Share
One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less… — Alan Rickman Copy Share
On the screen were some flashback shots of Daniel, Emma and Rupert from ten years ago. They were 12. I have also recently returned… — Alan Rickman Copy Share
I was coming from a very cerebral, dark, difficult, layered play by Christopher Hampton and doing an action movie in Hollywood (Die Hard) with… — Alan Rickman Copy Share
