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I tend to play rather odd men. People that are slightly odd or eccentric, or have a more particular attitude to life.

Rowan Atkinson

People 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.
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Dull Laugh People Performance Person Quiet Stage
I have a problem with Porsches. They’re wonderful cars, but I know I could never live with one.
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Car Problem Wonderful
It’s a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.
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Cause Treatment
A law which attempts to say you can criticize and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Attempt Criticism Ideas Indeed Law Religious Ridiculous
But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.
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Introspective Quiet Tend
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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Ball Extend Period Time
I’m as poor as a church mouse, that’s just had an enormous tax bill on the very day his wife ran off with another mouse, taking all the cheese.
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Bill Cheese Enormous Mouse Poor Tax Wife
I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Audience Confidence Finding Funny Minimalism Pretty Simplicity Taste
I would never be a television presenter. It’s not something I could ever do.
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Actor Television
But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.
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Actor Confidence Feeling Inspirational Perfection Suppose
Marketing is what gets you noticed.
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Market Notice One Liner
I’m more critical of the films I make than anyone else.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Criticism Film
I consider myself more of a visual comedian than a physical one.
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Comedy Consideration Myself Physical Visual
I’m not looking for anything other than an interesting role to play.
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Interesting Play Role
In the modern media age, we are rarely surprised by what we see.
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Age Media Modernization Rare Surprise
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 ATKINSON

Appearance Character Chat Done Show Strange

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