Happy Birthday: Alan Rickman (1946–2016)

Alan Rickman (1946–2016)

Born: February 21, 1946 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Died: January 14, 2016 (age 69) in London, England, UK

I’ve learned a lot working with Bruce [Bruce Willis] and Kevin [Kevin Costner]. I mean, I’m the one that’s there to learn, actually, in that situation.

The job of directing it is absolutely terrifying. But you realise you’ve learned so much down the line … like Anthony [director Anthony Minghella]’s vulnerability on the set of Truly Madly Deeply (1990). He gathered all the actors together on day one and said: ‘I have one word: help.’ … Ralph [actor and director Ralph Fiennes] gave me another piece of advice, which was, ‘The danger of directing yourself is that you are embarrassed about going for another take.’ [2015]

I don’t play villains, I play very interesting people.

(On his role in Die Hard (1988)) “As far as I’m concerned, I’m not playing ‘the villain.’ I’m just playing somebody who wants certain things in life, has made certain choices, and goes after them.”

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