AR has read the books, well, at least DH!

[Carol]

Lizzie Mae Lilly wrote:
>
> Here's the link for the interview I was thinking of earlier:
> 
> http://rickman.tribe.net
> 
> Scroll down and click on:
> Alan Rickman interview transcript from the Sweeney . . .
> 
> Here's the relevant quote:
> 
> Q:  Without any spoilers this film [HBP] does have some Snape's big moment.
> AR:  Well, that's a spoiler, isn't it?
> 
> Q:  Are you looking forward to that without saying what it is?
> AR:  Well, the only thing that I'll say is that for the first time shooting those films, I know what I'm doing and why.
> 
> Q:  Have you read ahead?
> AR:  That's what I mean by that.
> 
> Q:  You've read the seventh book?
> AR:  That's what I mean by that [laughs].
<snip>

Carol responds:
Thanks very much. Now the only question is why Michael Gambon said that AR hadn't read the books! BTW, someone (Alla?) asked on OT why some of us think it matters whether actors read the books. IMO, it matters because that way they understand the character as originally written, both the author's depiction and the reader's expectations and interpret his character based on that rather than merely on the script and direction. I'm quite sure that Rickman, for example, based Snape's sweeping walk, his gestures, and, especially, his tone of voice and facial expressions, on Book!Snape (as well as the snippet of information that JKR gave him regarding Snape's motivation). It seems to me, though I still haven't seen the film (not for lack of trying!), that the actress who plays Narcissa (name escapes me) could have benefited from reading the books--as could Gambon in GoF. (DD shaking and yelling at Harry! Honestly!)

Carol, planning to see the film today if at goes well, even if it means going out in the horrible hot heat (deliberate redundancy)