What about Mr. Bean, have you drawn a line under him no more Mr. Bean? I
You know, I doubt that he will reappear but um, but you never know you must never
The people have spoken
yeah, quite quiet
But you know, you must never say never again film, as Jeff mentioned
So you must never say never but I you know you
There does come a point when you feel as though you've done most of what you want to do with it
And because it's not based on language because it's so physical mr. Bean it simply it's popular everywhere
Yeah, it is it has what we might call the global outreach. So are holidays a misery? Can you go anywhere?
I can't go to many places where you're not recognized
and
It's the yeah, the thing I find most tricky is when people don't
Recognize you particularly but half recognize you, you know, that strange thing where they go
is that? Because it means they stare. They stare a lot and they just look
Feeling I wish that person wouldn't stare at me so, you know, I'd rather just you know, hold the flag saying yes
yes, it's me
Few years ago there was I was in a Land Rover parts department near Peterborough the kind of place. You find me almost. Yes
and
waiting for car parts and car parts you guys hang around a lot because
You know to get a part the guy has to go half a mile to the back of the warehouse and then come back again
And he brings it back and he says this is -- this is a left-hand one. Oh you wanted to right-hand one. Sorry. I'll go...
It takes forever. Anyway, I was standing around with with a group of guys and I could see this guy doing that
And he came up to me after a while then he said, excuse me, I don't know I never told you
But you're the absolute
Spitting image of that. Mr. Bean. I
Said well, actually, I am the actor who plays mr. Bean and he said
I bet you wish you were
Our conversation in which the more I tried to claim that I was the person
Whom he thought I merely resembled less he believed me
But what was funny was? How was how close he thought I was?
He said the resemblance
Have you ever thought of doing any and you know look-alike work
Long as mr. Bean, he said cuz you could make an absolute fortune
And I could tell after a while I had to bring the conversation to a close because
Clean not only was he not believing me, but he was getting quite annoyed. I
Was pursuing this line. I am Rowan Atkinson when and clearly he thought I was this total ass
Bit like mr. Bean goes around the country actually claiming to be me