Older People Say, 'oh I Loved You

Los Angeles Is Not A Town Full Of Airheads. There's A Great Deal Of Wonderful Energy There.

I Have Just Returned From The Dubbing Studio Where I Spoke Into A Microphone As Severus Snape For Absolutely The Last Time.

And It's A Human Need To Be Told Stories. The More We're Governed By Idiots And Have No Control Over Our Destinies, The More We Need To Tell Stories To Each Other About Who We Are, Why We Are, Where We Come From, And What Might Be Possible.

Acting Is About Giving Something Away, Handing Yourself Over To Whatever Role You Are Asked To Play. I'm Not Hiding Or Escaping Or Seeking Anonymity. I Reserve The Right Not To Have A Rubber Stamp On My Forehead Saying This Is Who I Am. Because Who I Am Gets In The Way Of People Looking Innocently At The Parts I Play.

Three Children Have Become Adults Since A Phone Call With Jo Rowling, Containing One Small Clue, Persuaded Me That There Was More To Snape Than An Unchanging Costume, And That Even Though Only Three Of The Books Were Out At That Time, She Held The Entire Massive But Delicate Narrative In The Surest Of Hands.