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The difference between being an actor and a director is simple. The director has to hide his panic the actor doesn't.
Alan Rickman
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Alan Rickman
Age: 69 †
Born: 1946
Born: February 21
Died: 2016
Died: January 14
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Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
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