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.
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I think in many ways Johnny English is a more believable character.
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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.
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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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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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Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.
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Try to be creatively lead rather than market lead.
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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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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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A law which attempts to say you can criticize and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.
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Look, if I’d wanted a lecture on the rights of man, I’d have gone to bed with Martin Luther.
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Mr. Bean had a very good chance of being successful and long-running.
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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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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.
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I would never be a television presenter. It’s not something I could ever do.
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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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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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