I’m not looking for anything other than an interesting role to play.
ROWAN ATKINSONI think in many ways Johnny English is a more believable character.
More Rowan Atkinson Quotes
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I’m not a collector. I don’t like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate.
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Mr. Bean is essentially a child trapped in the body of a man. All cultures identify with children in a similar way, so he has this bizarre global outreach.
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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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Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot before I can be even remotely amusing.
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The one thing I would never wish it to be thought is that you play serious roles in order to achieve some sort of respectability which you can’t if you’re playing comedic roles.
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I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.
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I would return to the Blackadder character if the opportunity came up. I have no qualms about that at all.
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I don’t think you should be too absolutist about what you play and what you don’t play.
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I have always worried about things more than I should.
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Excellence is not an act but a habit.
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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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Sometimes I don’t feel like going to work but then I remember I was born cute not rich.
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I’m more critical of the films I make than anyone else.
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Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.
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Mr. Bean’: Childish, anarchic behaviour will always be funny.
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