Rowan AtkinsonIn 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 entertainm… ▶375Thought
Rowan AtkinsonIn TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just say he's a spy and he's a little bit theatrical and overblown and smug and he… ▶323Time
Rowan AtkinsonIt's a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.357Reading
Rowan AtkinsonTo Be Successful You Don't Need Beautiful Face And Heroic Body, What You Need is Skillful Mind And Ability To Perform314Thought
Rowan AtkinsonLook, if I'd wanted a lecture on the rights of man, I'd have gone to bed with Martin Luther.325Death
Rowan AtkinsonLord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.325Philosophy
Rowan AtkinsonMonty 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 d… ▶347Humor
Rowan AtkinsonMr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression.292Hope
Rowan AtkinsonThe 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 o… ▶337Politics
Rowan AtkinsonA law which attempts to say you can criticise and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.316PoliticsThought
Rowan AtkinsonPeople 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 ju… ▶294HumanityHumorThought
Rowan AtkinsonI enjoy racing historic motorcars from the '50s and '60s. The seed of my interest was planted when I was about 12 years old and took over my mother's Morris Minor. I drove it arou… ▶294Humor
Rowan AtkinsonI mean I can do it when I'm very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing.283Thought
Rowan AtkinsonNope, I don't enjoy work generally. Not because I'm lazy; it's just all so stressful and worrying. ✨ Fears of a clown. Interview with Amy Raphael, www.theguardian.com. March… ▶316Love
Rowan AtkinsonWhat 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 deserv… ▶295Humanity
Rowan AtkinsonGet that right, then- 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 naturall… ▶339Sadness
Rowan AtkinsonI think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience. I'm not particularly intellectual or clever or minority-focused … ▶318DeathHumorThought
Rowan AtkinsonThe path of my life is strewn with cow pats from the devil's own satanic herd!264Life
Rowan AtkinsonI like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.275Time
Rowan AtkinsonYou're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.308Philosophy
Rowan AtkinsonI find his films about as funny as getting an arrow through the neck and discovering there's a gas bill tied to it.276Humor
Rowan AtkinsonApart 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.287SadnessThoughtTruth
Rowan AtkinsonI 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.309Time
Rowan AtkinsonTo criticise a person for their race is a manifestly irrational and ridiculous. But to criticise their religion - that is a right. That is a freedom. ✨ Law to safeguard reli… ▶265HumorPolitics
Rowan AtkinsonBut generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.211Truth
Rowan AtkinsonIt's not easy to take a sit-com and turn it into a feature.277Thought
Rowan AtkinsonI'm not a collector. I don't like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate. ✨ Britain's biggest ever repair bill: Insurers fork out £9… ▶267Politics
Rowan AtkinsonIt'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. ✨ An Interview with… ▶213Humor
Rowan AtkinsonOf 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 pontific… ▶246HumanityPolitics
Rowan AtkinsonAnd, we put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities.236Humor
