And, we put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities. Rowan Atkinson Read Quote
I enjoy racing historic motorcars from the ’50s and ’60s. The seed of my interest was planted when I was about 12 years old and took over my mother’s Morris Minor. I drove it around my father’s farm. But my favorite car is still a McLaren F1, which I have had for 10 years. Rowan Atkinson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Nope, I don’t enjoy work generally. Not because I’m lazy; it’s just all so stressful and worrying. Rowan Atkinson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
We still have a tradition certainly in English television; it’s faded a bit in the last five years, but we still have a tradition where the important thing is the quality and the challenging nature of the programming. Rowan Atkinson Read Quote
It’s the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character. Rowan Atkinson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
