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

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" It's the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character. "

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" Nope, I don't enjoy work generally. Not because I'm lazy; it's just all so stressful and worrying. "

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