Art is something that nobody laughs at and nobody makes any money out of is the attitude, which I would dispute.
ROWAN ATKINSONI think in many ways Johnny English is a more believable character.
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I’m certainly not aware of suppressing more sophisticated ambitions.
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I’m more critical of the films I make than anyone else.
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But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.
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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 think in many ways Johnny English is a more believable character.
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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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Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.
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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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The older you get, the more you realise how happenstance has helped to determine your path through life.
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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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Excellence is not an act but a habit.
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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 at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression.
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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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