Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.
Alan RickmanActing is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping or seeking anonymity. I reserve the right not to have a rubber stamp on my forehead saying this is who I am. Because who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.
Alan Rickman