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

Alan Rickman

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Alan Rickman
Age: 69 †
Born: 1946
Born: February 21
Died: 2016
Died: January 14
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Graphic Designer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Theatrical Director
Hammersmith
London
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
Rickman
Actor
Listening
Actors
Accuracy
Intensity

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