Born February 21, 1946 in Hammersmith, London, Alan Rickman led a long and fulfilling life. Rickman is known all over the world for his roles in various films and plays. Although Rickman is best known for his work playing antagonists, most of the world saw him as an inspiration and hero to the acting world. Rickman is thought to have been a very wise man with plenty of experience and love for the world and art.

In memory of Alan Rickman: wise words from a talented actor

1. "Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility”

2. "All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening”

3. "I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously”

4. "If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work”

5. "Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over”

6. "I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure”

7. "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”

8. "If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust”

9. "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”

10. "I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision”

11. "It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising”

12. "I suppose with any good writing and interesting characters, you can have that awfully overused word: a journey”