"I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence."

Change

Create & Download Quote Graphic

Customize Image

1. Canvas Aspect Ratio

2. Palette Theme

Thematic Reflection

This quotation examines the core nature of Change as articulated by Alan Rickman. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Change provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

Explore all Change quotes → Browse all wisdom by Alan Rickman →

About Alan Rickman

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor. He was renowned for his stage and screen roles and for his deep and distinctive voice. He received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an Actor Award, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2009, The Guardian named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Rickman died of pancreatic cancer on 14 January 2016, at the age of 69.

View all quotes by Alan Rickman →
Editorial Integrity: Curated and fact-checked under our Editorial Standards to eliminate misattributions and preserve historical authenticity.
Learn about our methodology →

More by Alan Rickman

"One longs for a director with a sense of imagination."

— Alan Rickman
Read more →

"I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure."

— Alan Rickman
Read more →

"I'm still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there's half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola."

— Alan Rickman
Read more →

"Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world."

— Alan Rickman
Read more →

More about Change

"The Roman Catholic Church isn't going to change its theologies."

— Robert H. Schuller
Read more →

"I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star."

— Jackie Chan
Read more →

"Everyone has that friend who's every day, like, 'I hate my nose, I hate my nose, I hate my nose.' You either need to come to peace with it and be like, alright, I hate it, but it's part of me - or change it. So I'm not against plastic surgery, I'm against plastic surgery when it doesn't really need to be done."

— Lauren Conrad
Read more →
Browse all Change quotes →