To absolutely love Alan Rickman’s diary

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I know I’m not being unreasonable at all. Made me love him even more. What a loss.

www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/24/alan-rickmans-secret-showbiz-diaries-harry-potter

I loved reading it this afternoon. So excited for the book. Don't think I can wait for Christmas

So looking forward to listening to these!

Thanks! I've just reserved it at the library, 3rd in the queue but I'll wait!

It's him as Colonel Brandon. That's what got me, particularly the scene where he first sees Marianne playing piano. Heartbreaking performance. I loved him before, adored him after that.

Omg thankyou for this! I have pre ordered myself the book for my birthday! I adored the man!!! I would have listened to him read the dictionary, an encyclopedia...anything! I can't wait for this!

I have been a fan since Obadiah Slope! Anyone else remember that?

I loved it, thought it was brilliant, a really enjoyable read.
WIll try and hold out on the book and suggest it as a Christmas present

I think there's more in the Observer tomorrow

But wouldn’t it have been great if they could have used technical wizardry to have him read it. You know they could take recordings of him and run it through some programme. 😍

Oh and thanks for sharing it @Endlesssummer2022 that was a rabbit hole worth going down.

Thank you 😊 I’m a huge fan/was a huge fan of him and his “under the radar talent”.

I’m looking forward to reading this in its entirety.

I’m guessing the note on Emma Watson’s dictation wasn’t a compliment…?!!

First fell in love with him in Truly, Madly, Deeply. In fact that's my favourite of his performances.

I imagine he met Ruby Wax at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

I was amused by the idea that he was reading the diaries - given they are coming out now and he died in 2016.

Me too!

It's brilliant! I think I first saw him in An Awfully Big Adventure. Went in to the cinema fancying Hugh Grant, came out a woman.

Oh wow. I loved the remarks about Boris Johnson becoming mayor, such foresight.

And he mentions Private Lives! I saw it in the west end and when he entered as Elyot the audience did a collective gasp.

Him and Victoria Wood are still not dead in my world.

Ha ha. Oh yes, me too. I need to watch it again.

He's truly missed

I loved reading that, thanks for sharing

Was slightly surprised at the luvvieness and him trying to get his wife a peerage.

Thank you very much OP, very much enjoyed that and will definitely buy the book

He's saying she doesn't enunciate properly to the point she could be speaking Albanian

I loved this today - what a treat. The names! It really served to support my misguided belief that all actors are in one big friendship group together. He really did seem to know everyone.

God I love him. I cannot wait for the publication date. I think it will be one to buy on paper rather than kindle in case the use his illustrations.

inalso hugely enjoyed Michael Palin’s diaries. So sweet and witty.

also, ashamed but Piers Morgan’s diaries are excellent. He is an appalling human but brilliant diarist. Who would have thought.

I love that he calls the character Potter, not Harry or Harry Potter - like he actually is Snape.

I saw Private Lives too. Time seemed to stop and he had the audience in the palm of his hand in one particular scene with Lindsay Duncan. Breathtaking and sexy as hell.

Still can't believe, don't want to believe, that he's dead

I'm waiting for this.