Ebert liked 'Perfume' so much, he wrote review from hospital

CHAMPAIGN – The last thing an actor wants to do is judge his or her character, Alan Rickman says.

"It's particularly a challenge to play people who actually lived, like Rasputin or Michael Collins," said Rickman, who has portrayed the Russian mystic and the Irish independence leader. "I feel a huge responsibility not to judge them."

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