Quotes by Rowan Atkinson

“I, on the other hand, am a fully-rounded human being, with a degree from the University of Life, a diploma from the School of Hard Knocks, and three gold stars from the Kindergarten of Getting the Shit Kicked Out of Me”

“Youre about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.”

“As I was leaving this morning, I said to myself the last thing you must do is forget your speech. And sure enough, as I left the house this morning, the last thing I did was to forget my speech.”

“Quite a nasty piece of work. Not the sort of person youd want to have dinner with.”

“I loved the show as a child and felt I could not do it justice.”

“We are in the stickiest situation since sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun.”

“If youre going to get mad at me everytime I do something stupid then I guess Ill have to stop doing stupid things!”

“Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, alls the same in death.”

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. The freedom to criticize ideas, any ideas - even if they are sincerely held beliefs - is one of the fundamental freedoms of society. A law which attempts to say you can criticize and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.It all points to the promotion of the idea that there should be a right not to be offended. But in my view the right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended. The right to ridicule is far more important to society than any right not to be ridiculed because one in my view represents openness - and the other represents oppression

I love walking in the rain because no one can see me crying

As hatred is defined as intense dislike, what is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion, if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they deserve to be intensely disliked?

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.

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.

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.

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 mothers Morris Minor. I drove it around my fathers farm. But my favorite car is still a McLaren F1, which I have had for 10 years.

Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression.