In the modern media age, we are rarely surprised by what we see.
ROWAN ATKINSONIn the modern media age, we are rarely surprised by what we see.
ROWAN ATKINSONIt’s a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.
ROWAN ATKINSONI think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience.
ROWAN ATKINSONI would never wish to say that I’ve finally waved goodbye to any character, it’s just that the emphasis tends to shift.
ROWAN ATKINSONI enjoy racing historic motorcars from the ’50s and ’60s.
ROWAN ATKINSONMarketing is what gets you noticed.
ROWAN ATKINSONPeople think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I’ll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn’t the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.
ROWAN ATKINSONThe job is interesting, and the task is difficult, but the man is just a decent man doing a very ordinary job.
ROWAN ATKINSONMr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression.
ROWAN ATKINSONI have always worried about things more than I should.
ROWAN ATKINSONFunny 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.
ROWAN ATKINSONBirthday meant to be another year to be Fabulous.
ROWAN ATKINSONSometimes I don’t feel like going to work but then I remember I was born cute not rich.
ROWAN ATKINSONIf you get the quality right, then the marketability or whatever; your ability to sell videos or your ability to earn money or whatever, will follow naturally.
ROWAN ATKINSONI tend to play rather odd men. People that are slightly odd or eccentric, or have a more particular attitude to life.
ROWAN ATKINSONThe arts community still has a long lasting cynicism of the importance, or the artistic value, of comedy. Comedy is just farting about for money.
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