No, no, I was only funny on stage, really. I, I, think I was funny as a person toward my classmates when I was very young. You know, when I was a child, up to about the age of 12. – Rowan Atkinson
Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression. – Rowan Atkinson
Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a little sad. Youve got to be careful. – Rowan Atkinson
In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether its 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. – Rowan Atkinson