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In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like. - Rowan Atkinson
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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. - Rowan Atkinson
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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
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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. - Rowan Atkinson
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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
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Of course, some would say if you have a performing inclination, then you should become a lawyer. That's a platform we use, or a priest. You know, anywhere you lecture and pontificate to people. - Rowan Atkinson
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But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective. - Rowan Atkinson
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I 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. - Rowan Atkinson
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Mr. Bean is essentially a child trapped in the body of a man. All cultures identify with children in a similar way, so he has this bizarre global outreach. - Rowan Atkinson
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Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort of two headed tradition of doing comedy, of doing sketches, and that kind of thing. - Rowan Atkinson
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It's the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character. - Rowan Atkinson
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I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination. - Rowan Atkinson
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I have always worried about things more than I should. - Rowan Atkinson
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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. - Rowan Atkinson
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To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom. - Rowan Atkinson
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But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism. - Rowan Atkinson
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The older you get, the more you realise how happenstance... has helped to determine your path through life. - Rowan Atkinson
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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. - Rowan Atkinson
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You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest. - Rowan Atkinson
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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. - Rowan Atkinson
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