Actor Alan Rickman died on January 14, 2016 from cancer at the age of 69. For millions of people, Alan Rickman will forever be known as Severus Snape from the Harry Potter films. For others, he will be associated with Hans Gruber, the villian in the first Die Hard movie. An intimidating presence because you usually got the sense that he was the smartest one in the movie, Alan Rickman made a lasting contribution with these roles and others in films like Galaxy Quest, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sense and Sensibility and Love, Actually. Here are thirteen quotes from Alan Rickman's work and a few from his life.
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