“I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure.”
Failure
“From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.”
ExperienceAll Quotes by Alan Rickman
“I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence.”
Change“It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.”
Future“I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.”
Freedom“One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.”
Imagination“I have a love-hate relationship with white silk.”
Relationship“I'm still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there's half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola.”
Home“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.”
Change“From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.”
Experience“If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.”
Art