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Rickman never mixes acting with personal life
By PATRICIA SHERIDAN
Scripps Howard
Published: December 15, 2008 12:01 AM EST
The 62-year-old British actor Alan Rickman has proved he can do it all, playing the flawed, the villainous and valiant. American audiences became aware of him after his portrayal of the evil German mastermind Hans Gruber in the 1988 movie "Die Hard."
And as Severus Snape in the "Harry Potter" movies, Rickman is almost as wicked as He Who Shall Not Be Named.
Theater-trained, Rickman bounces between stage and screen, balancing a lucrative career and a longtime relationship with partner Rima Horton. Currently he can be seen playing egomaniac -- and Nobel laureate -- Eli Michaelson in "Nobel Son." He recently sat for a few questions.
Q You've said the key to a good performance begins with the writing.
A Totally. I'm nowhere without a good script.
Q Do you think bits and pieces of the characters you've played stay with you?
A Um, no, I don't. I think you keep the two things separate. My life informs my work rather than the other way around.
Q Was there anything about your character in "Nobel Son" you particularly liked playing?
A I think any man who is vaguely honest will recognize this is a world run by men for men, on the whole. This is like taking that to a ridiculous extreme. What happens then is he may be a grown man in a suit, but he's actually got the conscience and soul of a 12-year-old. So that actually, in certain places, just makes it fun to play. It doesn't mean it's fun to watch, but it's fun to play. (Laughing)
Q You seem pretty sure of yourself. How much of your confidence is manufactured, and how much was instilled in you by your mother or others?
A I'm as insecure as the next actor. I think any actor you ask will say that. This is a business not only based on ability; it is based on fashion and age and youth and all sorts of trends and tricks and so-called qualities. I come from certain strong values from my working family that has always been incredibly supportive. But I'm not starry-eyed about anything. I went to a great school, and I had some great teachers. I hope actors see themselves on some level as being responsible citizens, as well as part of a dream factory.
Q Do you think you have lived up to your potential?
A No, you keep swimming toward the horizon, and it always stays just as far away.
Q Your character portrayals are so multilayered. Is that instinctual, or do you do a lot of prep work?
A It's just keeping myself interested, I suppose. People live in three dimensions, and they are not cartoons. If you've got good writing, you owe it to that writing to delve exactly into this person and what they might be capable of.
Q How have you managed to keep celebrity from affecting your life?
A Because theater remains as important to me as film, and I came to film pretty late. You have to roll your sleeves up in the theater and really confront issues in a straightforward and nightly way. That becomes about stamina and discipline. You learn that you don't have any real freedom without real discipline. It means years and years of hard work, and you never get it right and the horizon keeps moving away. Look at this crazy world. It gets crazier and crazier to try to be an actor in the middle of things going on in Mumbai or Israel and Palestine or wherever. OK, we make people's lives easier, but we can also challenge them. There is nothing wrong with being purely entertaining, but as actors it is to our advantage to try and keep our feet on the ground.
Q You have been in a great long-term relationship. I think you've been together with Rima Horton something like 40 years. Why haven't you married, and how do you keep it going?
A Well, you know, those are very personal questions, and maybe one of the things that has kept me sane is not answering them. (Laughing)
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) ma se eventualmente uno spin-off si dovesse realizzare nel tempo in cui Severus è vivente... perchè no?
solo che non so quanto ne potrà essere felice il signor Rickman 
però lui dice "mai dire mai", quindi... 
non è una chiusura netta, se fosse, tornerebbe... 
) a sposarsi con Broke, perchè tanto se la mettono nel mondo di HP prima o poi arriva anche a Severus, solo che poi ci ripensa perchè ancora innamorata di Ridge 
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