In the modern media age, we are rarely surprised by what we see.
ROWAN ATKINSONYou’re about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.
More Rowan Atkinson Quotes
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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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In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don’t really need to explain very much at all.
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Mr. Bean’: Childish, anarchic behaviour will always be funny.
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feel as though the camera is almost a kind of voyeur in Mr. Bean’s life, and you just watch this bizarre man going about his life in the way that he wants to.
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I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience.
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To be successful you don’t need beautiful face and heroic body, what you need is skillful mind and ability to perform.
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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 I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.
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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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I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.
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I would never be a television presenter. It’s not something I could ever do.
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I’m not a naturally funny man. I find that I can only be funny, if I become someone else.
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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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I 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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I enjoy racing historic motorcars from the ’50s and ’60s.
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