Alan Rickman is one of my favourite actors. And not just because nobody could have played the role of Severus Snape better than he did. I loved his voice, his talent, his versatility, his intelligence, the fact that he fell in love, married and stayed with the same woman he met at 19. I loved the fact that when you watched him play the role of a villain, you couldn't imagine him as much else. And that's only until you watch him play a romantic role. He's Severus Snape from Harry Potter, Colonel Brandon from Sense and Sensiblity, Hans Gruber from Die Hard, Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood. He's all these people and yet he has a quality that's solely his own. His phenomenal voice that can sound intelligent, sarcastic, sardonic, chilling, disapproving, mocking, comforting and kind all at once. His voice, once heard, is unforgettable. He may not have been the most traditionally handsome actor around town, but there was something undeniably appealing about his face and his smile. He was brilliant and he has immortalized himself not just as one of the characters he played but as Alan Rickman. He will be missed. Always.
