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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.

Rowan Atkinson

But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Actor Confidence Feeling Inspirational Perfection Suppose
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 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
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

Company Friendship Funny Heart Joke Quite Reason Serious
I enjoy racing historic motorcars from the ’50s and ’60s.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Car Enjoyment History Hobby Race
I would return to the Blackadder character if the opportunity came up. I have no qualms about that at all.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Acting Character Opportunity
Excellence is not an act but a habit.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Act Entrepreneur Excellence Habit One Liner
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
I would never be a television presenter. It’s not something I could ever do.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Actor Television
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.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Age Character Regard Remember Time
The job is interesting, and the task is difficult, but the man is just a decent man doing a very ordinary job.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Decent Difficult Interesting Job Man Ordinary Task
Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a little sad. You’ve got to be careful.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Children Decline Face Physical Sad
The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule, sarcasm, merely stating an alternative point of view to the orthodoxy, can be interpreted as insult.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Alternative Criticism Insult Problem Sarcastic
I don’t think you should be too absolutist about what you play and what you don’t play.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Absolute Play Thinking
I have a problem with Porsches. They’re wonderful cars, but I know I could never live with one.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Car Problem Wonderful
If 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 ATKINSON

Ability Earn Market Money Natural Quality Right Sell

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