"Asked if his director or fellow cast members are intimidated by him, Mr. Rickman, 65, arched an eyebrow. In that voice that evokes a slow pour of black molasses, he said, “You’d have to ask them."

I read online that someone said Alan Rickman was bad casting for Severus Snape.

Someone hunt down that person.

(Source: mydustlandfairytale)

"Of course, Alan played the wonderful role of Severus Snape, Potions Master, described by JK Rowling as ‘a gift of a character’. Snape was almost the opposite of Flitwick, bullying his pupils and seeming terribly devious; you’d never know if he was really on your side.
When Alan was made-up and wearing his black robes he looked just as menacing as Snape should, but in between takes the illusion was often shattered by a little pair of white earphones, which snaked out from an iPod secreted somewhere in his costume. I often wondered what he listened to. I imagined a scene in Potter where the camera passes Snape’s office. His door is slightly ajar and we see Snape inside, dancing merrily, the tinny sound of Walking on Sunshine coming from his iPod earphones."