Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot before I can be even remotely amusing. – Rowan Atkinson
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
Quite a nasty piece of work. Not the sort of person youd want to have dinner with. On the subject of Mr. Bean – Rowan Atkinson
I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience. Im not particularly intellectual or clever or minority-focused in my creative instincts. And Im certainly not aware of suppressing more sophisticated ambitions. – Rowan Atkinson