Alan Rickman

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

"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."

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

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

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

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