I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
When I'm 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I'll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
I'm very aware that when one is acting in the theater, you do become kind of animal about it. And you're reliant… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
I was a student in London in the '70s, so CBGB really wasn't on my radar at all. Obviously, I was aware… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
Do you know that moment when you paint a landscape as a child and, when you’re maybe under seven or something, the… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
The first time that I came to New York to work properly was the mid-'80s, but I was doing eight shows a… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
A lot of the time I hate the theater. You think, 'I have to climb Mount Everest, again, tonight.' Oh, the theater… — 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 Image
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 Image
I do feel more myself in America. I can regress there, and they have roller-coaster parks. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
Unless we tell stories about ourselves, which is all that theater is, we're in deep trouble. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
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 Image
