Here are 11 of the legendary actors best quotes.
In 1991, Rickman told EW:
Im like a child with a new toy.
I do feel more myself in America.
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I can regress there, and they have roller-coaster parks.
My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line.
Youve got to know what play is.
But the story needs a great storyteller.
Thanks for all of it, Jo.
And its a human need to be told stories.
Or, whats impossible?
Actors are agents of change.
It can change the world.
Actors inhabit the same planet as everyone else.
And told The Erie Times in 2008:
Im as insecure as the next actor.
I think any actor you ask will say that.
I come from certain strong values from my working family that has always been incredibly supportive.
But Im not starry-eyed about anything.
That becomes about stamina and discipline.
You learn that you dont have any real freedom without real discipline.
In that same 2008 IFC interview, he said:
Parts win prizes, not actors.
Marry that to the stage and something mysterious happens.
Dont ask me what.
I think there should be laughs in everything.
Sometimes, its a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties.
