"In the modern media age we are rarely……" — Rowan Atkinson
"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."
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64 Quotes by Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson has 64 quotes on this site.
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Nope, I don't enjoy work generally. Not because I'm lazy; it's just all so stressful and worrying.
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You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.
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To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a…
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The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule,…
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I mean I can do it when I'm very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be…
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Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things…
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I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for…
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The older you get, the more you realise how happenstance... has helped to determine your path through life.
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But, actually, so many of the clerics that I've met, particularly the Church of England clerics, are people of such…
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I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a…
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I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling…
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I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.
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