I love perfumes. Every morning when my girlfriend and I come down to the courtyard in our block of flats we're assailed by the most delicious scent - jasmine round a doorway. It almost makes me swoon. Alan Rickman assailblockcourtyard Change image and share on social
I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence. Alan Rickman changedriveenergy Change image and share on social
I'm still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there's half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola. Alan Rickman cocacolaflat Change image and share on social
What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves. Alan Rickman actorboregod Change image and share on social
Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive. Alan Rickman activeappealmaverick Change image and share on social
I think there should be laughs in everything. Sometimes, it's a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties. Alan Rickman doorfacefrailty Change image and share on social
The directors you trust the most are the ones, when you ask them a question, they've got the guts to say, 'I don't know.' Alan Rickman directorguthave Change image and share on social
The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial. Alan Rickman absolutelyaudiencecrucial Change image and share on social
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 Rickman absorbactorcharacter Change image and share on social
And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible. Alan Rickman controldestinygovern share on social
