STATEMENT FROM DAVID YATES, DIRECTOR OF THE LAST FOUR "HARRY POTTER" FILMS ON THE PASSING OF ALAN RICKMAN

“Alan's performances were always mesmeric, and deliciously detailed - he could transfix an audience with his singular sense of timing - a pause or a breath could be as dramatic and compelling as a page of dialogue - and he pretty much stole every scene he was in as a result. He was, by any measure, a truly great actor and it is very sad he isn't with us any more.”