British actor Rowan Atkinson famous for his role as Mr Bean has opened up on how he feels about the iconic character. The actor in a recent interview shared that he finds the character exhausting and always looks forward to the end of it.
Speaking in an interview with this week’s issue of Radio Times, Rowan Atkinson said “I don’t much enjoy playing him. The weight of responsibility is not pleasant. I find it stressful and exhausting, and I look forward to the end of it.”
“Having made an animated television series, we are now in the foothills of developing an animated movie for Mr Bean – it’s easier for me to perform the character vocally than visually. “I don’t much enjoy playing him. The weight of responsibility is not pleasant. I find it stressful and exhausting, and I look forward to the end of it.
“I don’t actually like the process of making anything – with the possible exception of Blackadder, because the responsibility for making that series funny was on many shoulders, not just mine.”
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The Johnny English star is not surprised about the success of his character, saying, “Mr Bean’s success has never surprised me. Watching an adult behaving in a childish way without being remotely aware of his inappropriateness is fundamentally funny. The fact the comedy is visual rather than verbal means it has been successful internationally, too.”
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