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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.

Rowan Atkinson

We must be allowed to insult each other.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Allow Funny Insult Sarcastic
For telling a good and incisive religious joke, you should be praised. For telling a bad one, you should be ridiculed and reviled. The idea that you could be prosecuted for the telling of either is quite fantastic.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Fantastic Joke Praise Quite Religious Ridiculous
Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Entertainment Family Goodness Indeed Lord
I mean I can do it when I’m very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Amuse Friendship Relax Thinking
Your services might be as useful as a barbershop on the steps of a guillotine.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Barber Funny Humour Sarcastic Service
I have a problem with Porsches. They’re wonderful cars, but I know I could never live with one.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Car Problem Wonderful
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.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Achievement Comedy Play Respect Role Serious
I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Different Express Inclination Myself Performance Want
We put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Challenge Commercial Creative Necessary Personal Value
I don’t think you should be too absolutist about what you play and what you don’t play.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Absolute Play Thinking
Don’t get too much emotionally attached to anyone.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Attachment Break Up Broken Heart Emotional Relationship
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.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Dull Laugh People Performance Person Quiet Stage
I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Ball Extend Period Time
I think in many ways Johnny English is a more believable character.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Actor Believe Character Film
The path of my life is strewn with cow pats from the devil’s own satanic herd!
ROWAN ATKINSON

Cow Devil Life Path
Sometimes I don’t feel like going to work but then I remember I was born cute not rich.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Born Cute Funny Remember Rich Sarcastic Work

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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