“ 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
“ I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence. 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
“ I have every sympathy for writers. It's a mystery to me what they do. I can edit. I can cross out and say, 'I'm not saying that' or, 'How about we move this to here? Wouldn't that make that bit of the… Alan Rickman
“ I love perfumes. Every morning when my girlfriend and I come down to the courtyard in our block of flats we're assailed by the most delicious scent - jasmine round a doorway. It almost makes me swoon. Alan Rickman
“ 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
“ 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
