"I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure." ― Alan Rickman Topic(s): Success More From Alan Rickman "I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence." "From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they’re in charge of their own career somehow or other." "I’m still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there’s half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola." More In Success "Katy Perry is the sexiest woman I’ve ever kissed. It was amazing and very purple – she had purple lipstick on. I don’t think there will ever be anything cooler than kissing her… until I marry her maybe!"― Niall Horan "It’s pretty hard to make out what’s going to be a commercial success and what’s not."― Gavin Rossdale "I travel like a gypsy, and I didn’t know how I could perform and be a mother."― Natalia Makarova