Alan Rickman

Harry Potter and Sense and Sensibility actor Alan Rickman builds upon his legacy as a world-class actor, a tireless political activist, an avid traveler, and more through his diaries—a twenty-five-year passion project in which Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life. Alan Rickman remains the one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre in the American and British markets, from his breakout role as Die Hard’s Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape, and beyond. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice, and the knowing wit he brought to each role have captivated viewers across nearly every generation alive today.

But Rickman’s artistry wasn’t confined to just his performances. Fans of movies, theater, and memoirs at large will delight in the intimate experience of Rickman detailing the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is “anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid.” He grants us access to his thoughts and insights on theater performances, the craft of acting, politics, friendships, work projects, and his general musings on life. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman was written with the intention to be shared, and reading it feels as if Rickman is chatting to a close friend.

The Diaries of Alan Rickman

Madly, Deeply

(Bre)anne✨

The trouble with death is that there is no next. There is only what was and for that I am profoundly and heartbrokenly grateful.

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The trouble with death is that there is no next. There is only what was and for that I am profoundly and heartbreakingly grateful. 

‘Fine acting always hits an audience with the force and oneness of the well-aimed bomb- one is only aware of the blast or series of blasts at the time- afterwards you can study the devastation or think about how a bomb is made.’

It’s wrong when an actress is treated like a piece of Dresden rather than a professional. 

I hate it when my head, heart and aspirations are filled to the brim only with career. The rest of me hangs around like a jacket on the back of a doorknob. 

High Fidelity

There was something of the sage about him – and had he had more confidence and been at all corruptible, he could probably have started his own religion.

Reading this book is as close as we can get to being there ourselves and to encountering the real Alan Rickman. What a privilege it is to spend time in his company.

Diaries – funny things. Having to record people as a collection of initials. For the record J.W. = Jules Wright; a dangerous, manipulative person.

A phone call from Peter James [theatre director] wanting some assurances for the Riverside board meeting tomorrow. Strange not being able to say everything to an old friend.

Time stands tapping its feet on days like this. Waiting to go somewhere else and when you get there, not know where you are.

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