You can act truthfully or you can lie. You can reveal things about yourself or you can hide. Therefore, the audience recognizes something about themselves or they don't -- You hope they don't leave the theatre thinking that was nice...now where's the cab?'
Alan RickmanActors 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 RickmanIt is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo.
Alan RickmanFilm has to be reflecting the world that we live in, and that's all you want to be a part of. Actors inhabit the same planet as everyone else. It's a weird thing that happens when you're an actor because people hold you up because you somehow embody in parts groups of people or people's hopes or something.
Alan Rickman