My personal problem is that I take the business of film-making so seriously that I find it very difficult to relax.
ROWAN ATKINSONMr. Bean had a very good chance of being successful and long-running.
More Rowan Atkinson Quotes
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The 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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Mr. Bean is essentially a child trapped in the body of a man. All cultures identify with children in a similar way, so he has this bizarre global outreach.
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I would return to the Blackadder character if the opportunity came up. I have no qualms about that at all.
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I mean I can do it when I’m very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing.
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Funny 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.
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I have always worried about things more than I should.
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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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I would never wish to say that I’ve finally waved goodbye to any character, it’s just that the emphasis tends to shift.
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Art is something that nobody laughs at and nobody makes any money out of is the attitude, which I would dispute.
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Marketing is what gets you noticed.
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I have to say that I’ve always believed perfectionism is more of a disease than a quality. I do try to go with the flow but I can’t let go.
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I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It’s not as flip, irrelevant, and shallow a calling as I thought it was in the Eighties.
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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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Nope, I don’t enjoy work generally. Not because I’m lazy; it’s just all so stressful and worrying.
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