I’m not looking for anything other than an interesting role to play.
ROWAN ATKINSONThe right to ridicule is far more important to society than any right not to be ridiculed because one in my view represents openness – and the other represents oppression.
More Rowan Atkinson Quotes
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Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a little sad. You’ve got to be careful.
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When I was doing Bean more than I’ve done him in the last few years, I did strange things – like appearing on chat shows in character as Mr. Bean.
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Look, if I’d wanted a lecture on the rights of man, I’d have gone to bed with Martin Luther.
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I would never wish to say that I’ve finally waved goodbye to any character, it’s just that the emphasis tends to shift.
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Enjoy your own company instead of expecting someone else make you happy.
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In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don’t really need to explain very much at all.
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Nope, I don’t enjoy work generally. Not because I’m lazy; it’s just all so stressful and worrying.
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Excellence at everything you can do can be achieved on if it is a habit.
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I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience.
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I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a character mostly in his 30s and 40s.
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I can be reasonably funny and light-hearted when I’m in the company of good friends, but I’m not a jokesmith. I tend to be quite serious.
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I enjoy it when it’s over! I enjoy whatever success we have. If an audience finds it funny, then it’s been worth it.
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I’m not particularly intellectual or clever or minority-focused in my creative instincts.
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I think you’re bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It’s not something you often do in comedy.
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We must be allowed to insult each other.
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