the-ar-chive: “Well, the poetic thing about it is he’s voicing a blue butterfly. And anything that
the-ar-chive: “Well, the poetic thing about it is he’s voicing a blue butterfly. And anything that I can tell Rima, his wife, to comfort her, is there’s that quote: ‘Just when the caterpillar thought it was all over, it became a butterfly.’ And often, butterflies…you know, death can be seen as the end. It can also…I don’t know if it’s any comfort, but you can also see that it’s a point of transition. So, I think maybe there’s something poetic in him being a blue butterfly in his last screen presence. But he was such a gentleman and a man of huge kindness, and twinkle, and contradiction, because sometimes he’d be aloof, and then the next minute he’d be immediate and crinkle out in a massive, mischievous smile. And he had an absolutely and totally unforgettable…there will never be another voice like his.” — Helena Bonham Carter on Alan Rickman [x] -- source link