rj_anderson | *hoots*

From the transcript of Alan Rickman on Jimmy Kimmel Live, courtesy of

bethbethbeth:

JK: And you're from...what part of England are you from?
AR: Right in the middle of London. Right by Paddington Station. So if anybody's coming in on the Heathrow Express, I'm a minute over the road.
JK: They can stop by?
AR: They can... there'll be tea.

Right then, tea party at Alan's place, who's coming?

JK: That'll be nice. That'll be very nice. I have a little tea here, if you'd like some, too.
AR: No, not from America. I'd die.
JK: Are you a . . .really? That's funny, because...
AR: You haven't got a clue.

Huzzah! Tea snobs of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but that sawdust-in-a-bag America calls Lipton's! (I can only surmise that if Elvis Costello really told Jimmy Kimmel it was the best cup of tea he'd had since coming to the US, the other teas he'd been served must have been unspeakable.)

My other favorite bit:

JK: Do a lot of children recognize you now?
AR: No, because I'm careful not to wear that black wig in the street.
JK: Oh, is that right? That's good.
AR: I figure I could put the wig on a stick, and it would sign autographs.

*snickers*

I have never watched Jimmy Kimmel, but it's pretty evident from this transcript that he is an idiot. I like how AR just gets drier and more sarcastic as the interview goes on... Rickman has never suffered fools, particularly media fools, gladly.