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. Rowan Atkinson appearbeancharacter Change image and share on social
I mean I can do it when I'm very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing. Rowan Atkinson amusefriendgood Change image and share on social
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 believediseaseflow Change image and share on social
I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling as I thought it was in the Eighties. Rowan Atkinson actcalldifficult Change image and share on social
It's a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna. Rowan Atkinson bitedisconcertmadonna Change image and share on social
I 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 in my creative instincts. And I'm certainly not aware of suppressing more sophisticated ambitions. Rowan Atkinson ambitionaudienceaware share on social
In 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's not very good at his job. Rowan Atkinson bitecommercialexplain share on social
I'm more critical of the films I make than anyone else. Rowan Atkinson criticalfilmmake Change image and share on social
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 beanbizarrebody Change image and share on social
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 beanbizarrecamera Change image and share on social
