SAN FRANCISCO, January 05, (THEWILL) – Popular British actor, Rowan Atkinson, has hinted that he may quit portraying the role of Mr Bean again as he finds it stressful and exhausting.
Atkinson portrayed the titular role in the successful series from 1990 until 1995, before later taking on the films Bean Movie in 1997 and Mr Bean’s Holiday in 2007.
The 65-year-old comic actor, who disclosed this while speaking in an interview with Radio Times, added that he finds ‘the weight of responsibility not pleasant’, meaning he ‘doesn’t much enjoy playing him’.
He 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 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.”
He also disclosed that he 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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