'I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life': Daniel Radcliffe leads the Harry Potter cast as they pen touching tributes to co-star Alan Rickman
'GENEROUS, SELF-DEPRECATING AND FUNNY': DANIEL RADCLIFFE'S TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO RICKMAN
'Alan
Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work
with. He is also, one of the loyalest and most supportive people I've
ever met in the film industry.
'He
was so encouraging of me both on set and in the years post-Potter. I'm
pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in
London and New York. He didn't have to do that. I know other people
who've been friends with him for much much longer than I have and they
all say, "If you call Alan, it doesn't matter where in the world he is
or how busy he is with what he's doing, he'll get back to you within a
day."
'People
create perceptions of actors based on the parts they played so it might
surprise some people to learn that contrary to some of the sterner (or
downright scary) characters he played, Alan was extremely kind,
generous, self-deprecating and funny. And certain things obviously
became even funnier when delivered in his unmistakable double-bass.
'As
an actor he was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me
like a peer rather than a child. Working with him at such a formative
age was incredibly important and I will carry the lessons he taught me
for the rest of my life and career.
'Film sets and theatre stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man.'
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