I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time.
Alan RickmanI was coming from a very cerebral, dark, difficult, layered play by Christopher Hampton and doing an action movie in Hollywood (Die Hard) with explosions, and I was holding a gun.
Alan RickmanAny 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 Rickman