I think the character does tend to suit an episodic thing, because what's fun about him is that he doesn't care about anyone else, and it's very difficult for a main character - a lead character - in a movie to not care about anybody else. Rowan Atkinson carecharacterdifficult share on social
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 criticizefreedomirrational Change image and share on social
Get 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 naturally. But try to be creatively lead rather than market lead. And that's important to me. Rowan Atkinson abilitycreativelyearn 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
Not so much in Canada, but certainly in the US, as I'm sure you know, money is all, and if they can get another 26 programs of the same thing even though it advances the culture or those actor's careers not at all it doesn't matter. Rowan Atkinson actoradvancecanada share on social
I would return to the Blackadder character if the opportunity came up. I have no qualms about that at all. Rowan Atkinson blackaddercharacteropportunity Change image and share on social
But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective. Rowan Atkinson generallyintrospectivequiet Change image and share on social
Confronting a stadium audience, you can't see the whites of their eyes. It's just an amorphous mass of noise and, of course, you can't see the alleged billions watching at home either, so the degree to which you are intimidated is quite low. Rowan Atkinson allegeamorphousaudience 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 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
