"Hard to believe that such an indomitable spirit gave out . . . This is a rare individual who has gone. Pay attention."

When I first heard that Alan Rickman's diaries were being published, I worried and wondered if this was something he'd have liked. But it's clear that he wrote these diaries — from 1992 until just before his death — with the full awareness that someone else would someday be reading them. "Can't think what this diary will read like later on."

He was a wonderfully complex and layered human being, and I miss knowing that he was on this earth creating roles and expanding his skills. He was clearly warm, funny, and sensitive . . . honest, direct, and intelligent.

25 December 1995. "Whatever law it is, or thinks it is, which says that families must gather together and get on on a particular day should be repealed or blown apart. This was the pits."

"4:15 Dr. Asher. Who is perplexed. Aren't we all? The roller coaster of healthy / sick / healthy goes on."

"Do almost nothing day off . . . There is a programme called Extreme Couponing that is the end of civilisation."

Audiobook, as narrated by [a:Steven Crossley|358889|Steven Crossley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450724628p2/358889.jpg]: Crossley did a fantastic job for such a monumental task. Deciding to narrate the diaries of an actor who was known for his languid voice and excellent (if not delayed) diction must not have been an easy decision, but Crossley handled the task like a master.