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.
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.
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Excellence at everything you can do can be achieved on if it is a habit.
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We must be allowed to insult each other.
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Mr. Bean’: Childish, anarchic behaviour will always be funny.
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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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But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.
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The older you get, the more you realise how happenstance has helped to determine your path through life.
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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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I enjoy racing historic motorcars from the ’50s and ’60s.
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I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.
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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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It’s not easy to take a sit-com and turn it into a feature.
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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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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’m not a collector. I don’t like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate.
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