Emma Watson, J.K. Rowling, And Daniel Radcliffe Pay Tribute To Alan Rickman
After hearing about the death of Alan Rickman, J.K. Rowling and the cast of Harry Potter (Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe), took the time to pay tribute to the man they stood by for 8 Harry Potter films.
Alan Rickman played as Professor Severus Snape for eight Harry Potter films. And even though Snape didn't have the best relationship with Harry and his friends in the films, in real life, their relationships was filled with nothing but love. After hearing about the death of their beloved friend, Emma Watson, J.K. Rowling, and Daniel Radcliffe took the time to pay tribute to his legacy. Check out their thoughts below.
I'm very sad to hear about Alan today. I feel so lucky to have worked and spent time with such a special man and actor. I'll really miss our conversations. RIP Alan. We love you
Posted by Emma Watson on Thursday, January 14, 2016
Daniel Radcliffe's tribute via Google plus:
Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with. He is also, one of the loyalest and most supportive people I've ever met in the film industry. He was so encouraging of me both on set and in the years post-Potter. I'm pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in London and New York. He didn't have to do that. I know other people who've been friends with him for much much longer than I have and they all say "if you call Alan, it doesn't matter where in the world he is or how busy he is with what he's doing, he'll get back to you within a day".
People create perceptions of actors based on the parts they played so it might surprise some people to learn that contrary to some of the sterner(or downright scary) characters he played, Alan was extremely kind, generous, self-deprecating and funny. And certain things obviously became even funnier when delivered in his unmistakable double-bass.
As an actor he was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me like a peer rather than a child. Working with him at such a formative age was incredibly important and I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life and career. Film sets and theatre stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man.