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1 " Mellow doesn't describe me. I'm hungry every day. "
― Alan Rickman
2 " I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence. "
3 " I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure. "
4 " 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. "
5 " Talent is an accident of genes, and a responsibility. "
6 " 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. "
7 " If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work. "
8 " 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. "
9 " I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision. "
10 " 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. "
11 " A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world. "
12 " 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… "
13 " I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously "
14 " If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust. "
― Alan Rickman , not a book [DVD]
15 " 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. "
16 " 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. "
17 " There is nothing wrong with a man being a Feminist, I think it is to our mutual advantage. "
18 " It is an ancient need to be told in stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo. "
19 " Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over. "
20 " I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously. "
