It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire for the future to be full of surprises rather than predictability.
Alan Rickman's quote reflects an appreciation for the unknown aspects of the future and the excitement that comes with unpredictability. It suggests that if we could approach the future with an open mind and a sense of wonder, we might find joy in the surprises that life has to offer, rather than feeling constrained by a predetermined path.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a graduation speech to inspire students about the unpredictability of their futures.
Film has to be reflecting the world that we live in, and that's all you want to be a part of. Actors inhabit the same planet as everyone else. It's a weird thing that happens when you're an actor because people hold you up because you somehow embody in parts groups of people or people's hopes or something.
You can act truthfully or you can lie. You can reveal things about yourself or you can hide. Therefore, the audience recognizes something about themselves or they don't -- You hope they don't leave the theatre thinking that was nice...now where's the cab?'
I'm a lot less serious than people think, it's probably because the way my face is put together.
Those of you who are not aware of my brilliant career as a stand up comic, I'm not aware of it either so we might well wonder what we're doing here.
Acting is mostly about listening. If you just focus in on what the other person is saying, acting takes care of itself to quite a large extent.
When I am asked about influences, I always say I bow down to Fred Astaire, because when you look at him dancing you never look at his extremities, do you? You look at his centre. What you never see is the hours of work that went into the routines, you just see the breathtaking spirit and freedom.
We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the earth.
The moment that justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes itself injustice.
We have an idea that we Americans are God's chosen people, that God loves us more than any other people, and that we are God's blessed. I tell you that God doesn't love us any more than He does the Russians.
Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.
There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.
Your believing or not believing in karma has no effect on its existence, nor on its consequences to you. Just as a refusal to believe in the ocean would not prevent you from drowning.
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