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I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.

Rowan Atkinson

I would never wish to say that I’ve finally waved goodbye to any character, it’s just that the emphasis tends to shift.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Character Emphasis Goodbye Shift Wave
The path of my life is strewn with cow pats from the devil’s own satanic herd!
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Cow Devil Life Path
We must be allowed to insult each other.
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Allow Funny Insult Sarcastic
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.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Dull Laugh People Performance Person Quiet Stage
But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.
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Introspective Quiet Tend
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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Alternative Criticism Insult Problem Sarcastic
It’s not easy to take a sit-com and turn it into a feature.
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Easy Feature
But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.
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Actor Confidence Feeling Inspirational Perfection Suppose
Mr. Bean had a very good chance of being successful and long-running.
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Chance Success
It’s a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Cause Treatment
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.
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Appearance Character Chat Done Show Strange
Sometimes I don’t feel like going to work but then I remember I was born cute not rich.
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Born Cute Funny Remember Rich Sarcastic Work
I’m not a collector. I don’t like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate.
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Car Cause Evaporation Toy
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
I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.
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Different Express Inclination Myself Performance Want
I enjoy it when it’s over! I enjoy whatever success we have. If an audience finds it funny, then it’s been worth it.
ROWAN ATKINSON

Audience Enjoyment Funny Success Worth

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