Alan Rickman > Quotes

“It’s a human need to be told stories. The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.”
― Alan Rickman

“Talent is an accident of genes, and a responsibility.”
― Alan Rickman

“I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.”
― Alan Rickman

“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

“A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.”
― Alan Rickman

“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 just a blue stripe across the top of the paper? And then there’s that somewhat disappointing moment when the teacher tells you that the sky actually comes down in amongst all the branches. And it’s like life changes at that moment and becomes much more complicated and a little bit more boring, as it’s rather tedious to fill in the branches…”
― Alan Rickman

“I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously”
― Alan Rickman

“I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence.”
― Alan Rickman

“Those of you who are not aware of my brilliant career as a stand up comic, I'm not aware of it either so we might well wonder what we're doing here.”
― Alan Rickman

“When I'm 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I'll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to me, 'After all this time?' And I will say, 'Always.”
― Alan Rickman

“If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.”
― Alan Rickman, not a book [DVD]

“Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.”
― Alan Rickman

“If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work.”
― Alan Rickman

“I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure.”
― Alan Rickman

“I hate it when my head, heart and aspirations are filled to the brim only with career. The rest of me hangs around like a jacket on the back of a doorknob.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“There is nothing wrong with a man being a Feminist, I think it is to our mutual advantage.”
― Alan Rickman

“Jurassic Park—what the hell is the plot? Great dinosaurs.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“Mellow doesn't describe me. I'm hungry every day.”
― Alan Rickman

“Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.”
― Alan Rickman

“It is an ancient need to be told in stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo.”
― Alan Rickman

“Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.”
― Alan Rickman

“I am surrounded by people nervous of their own opinions.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“Completely knackered. All that politeness.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“I wish these lounges weren’t so devoted to the bored & boring. Perhaps there could be a door marked Eccentrics and Weirdos Only.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“The hotel is just Budapest, America. Imported phones, lamps, cupboards etc. God forbid Americans should feel they are somewhere ELSE.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“It seems sometimes to be in the stars that some days are peaceful and some are manic.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“Alan. You never knew if you were going to be kissed or unsettled. But you couldn’t wait to see what would come next.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“7:15 Montpelier - excellent dinner. Would have been perfect if only I'd had a handgun for the other guests: 'Of course communism was always bound to fail.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

“I must try not to be sucked into other people’s problems when all it does is drain my energy.”
― Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman