Rowan Atkinson Thoughts

Look, if I'd wanted a lecture on the rights of man, I'd have gone to bed with Martin Luther.

Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-around family entertainer.

I'm more critical of the films I make than anyone else.

It's a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.

I don't think you should be too absolutist about what you play and what you don't play.

I think you're bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It's not something you often do in comedy.

I consider myself more of a visual comedian than a physical one.

If you're a serious actor, it's when you know you're going to die tomorrow that you really start to feel it.

My personal problem is that I take the business of film-making so seriously that I find it very difficult to relax.

I would never be a television presenter. It's not something I could ever do.