Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

10 quotes

The English actor Alan Rickman is someone whose pithy observations have become part of everyday conversation. Celebrated for his distinctive deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in modern and classical theatre productions, Alan Rickman brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Browse 12 quotes by Alan Rickman that cover ground from Change, Success, Relationship, Music, and Imagination. A favorite of many readers: "One longs for a director with a sense of imagination."

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

— Alan Rickman

Failure

All Quotes by Alan Rickman

“I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.”

— Alan Rickman

Freedom

“It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.”

— Alan Rickman

Future

“From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.”

— Alan Rickman

Experience

“One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.”

— Alan Rickman

Imagination

“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

Change

“I have a love-hate relationship with white silk.”

— Alan Rickman

Relationship

“If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.”

— Alan Rickman

Art

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

— Alan Rickman

Failure

“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.”

— Alan Rickman

Home

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

— Alan Rickman

Change