Alan Rickman Quotes
When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.
Rickman, Alan. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman. Edited by Alan Taylor, Canongate Books, 2022.
He chose to use a Pseudonym as he could have been hung for Treason for its contents.
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was a British actor and director. Known for his languid tone and delivery, his signature voice was the result of a speech impediment developed when he could not move his lower jaw properly as a child. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, and after the production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987 he was nominated for a Tony Award.