It's a nightmare to sit and watch a film that I'm in. There's a horrible inescapability to it.
Alan RickmanWhat's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.
Alan RickmanCertainly as actors, and maybe as directors, you've got to hang on to something childlike. You've got to know what play is. I haven't worked with Mike Leigh, but I know him very well and there's something open in his eyes about what's in front of him. And the same is true of Alfonso in a Mexican, mad way. There's an enthusiastic response to something. Neil Jordan, the same, when he gets excited . You just want to know there's a human being in there.
Alan RickmanBeing on the stage in New York is always exciting because you feel like you're part of the life of the city.
Alan Rickman