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.
When we accept all of life's contradictions, when we can comfortably flow between the banks of pleasure and pain, experiencing them both while getting stuck in neither, then we are free.
Our entire life, with our fine moral code and our precious freedom, consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
whose steps were a restless substitute for flight.
...religion is a tool to bind people together, to strengthen their unity, but like every tool, it can be mismanaged, even used in opposition to the way it should.
Believe me, when I say; There are no two powers That command the soul. One is God The other is the tide. -Anon From the novel Abarat
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