I find his films about as funny as getting an arrow through the neck and discovering there’s a gas bill tied to it.
ROWAN ATKINSONI think you’re bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It’s not something you often do in comedy.
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My personal problem is that I take the business of film-making so seriously that I find it very difficult to relax.
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Enjoy your own company instead of expecting someone else make you happy.
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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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What is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they deserve to be intensely disliked?
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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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In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don’t really need to explain very much at all.
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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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I’m more critical of the films I make than anyone else.
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I enjoy it when it’s over! I enjoy whatever success we have. If an audience finds it funny, then it’s been worth it.
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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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But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.
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We must be allowed to insult each other.
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I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a character mostly in his 30s and 40s.
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You’re about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.
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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.
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