At every point I wished that I was born English. They need to make it colder in here. You could hang meat in this room. But, yeah...I grew up in a very English household. My folks were from Liverpool. I've said this before, but there is nothing more English than an Englishman that no longer lives in England.

Mike Myers

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Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you'... by Mike Myers

Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you're 12, but every day.

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Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly again.

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I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was... by Mike Myers

I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored.

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I like smart jokes, I like dumb jokes, and I like dumb jokes done... by Mike Myers

I like smart jokes, I like dumb jokes, and I like dumb jokes done smartly.

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You can't think of risks. I have nothing to lose. You either make something that you like, or you don't, and you throw it to the universe.

nothing-to-lose risk thinking

Everything I do is autobiographical in some way. 'Wayne's World' was me growing up in the suburbs of Toronto and listening to heavy metal, and 'Austin Powers' was every bit of British culture that my father, who passed away in 1991, had forced me to watch and taught me to love.

growing-up listening father

It's hard to be super full of yourself in Canada. If there was a motto of Canada, it would be, "Who do you think you are, eh?"

canada would-be thinking

My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. by Mike Myers

My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.

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While it is nice to be discovered, it's much better to discover y... by Mike Myers

While it is nice to be discovered, it's much better to discover yourself.

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Comedy and sausages are the two things that if you know how they'... by Mike Myers

Comedy and sausages are the two things that if you know how they're made they affect the appetite.

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I feel entirely grateful and appreciative of being able to make something up and do it, and I'm very grateful how well it's gone. I'm a guy from Toronto who just wanted to be an actor since he was eight so it's all kind-of crazy. Shrek has been wonderfully successful, it did really well in the States, and so it's magical to me, still. I'm still that kid from Toronto.

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I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come a... by Mike Myers

I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me.

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Enlightenment is lightening up. by Mike Myers

Enlightenment is lightening up.

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I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out the fairy tales. And she was an actress, so she used to act out for me the different characters in all these fairy tales.

mother character memories

I love making stuff. There's a joy in having the first molecule of an idea, then testing it in front of audiences at secret shows that people only know about the day before. I videotape those, study them, enjoy being in the character and figuring out the movie.

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I'm from Toronto. It's a lot more laid back. When you are thrust into different environments, there is an odd adaptation period. And then there are times when unfair, unkind, untrue things are written about you. That bothers me less now.

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The interesting thing about life is, there is what you think is going to happen, and what actually happens.

life-is interesting thinking

Europe to me is young people trying to appear middle-aged and middle-aged people trying to appear young.

trying europe people

My dad sold encyclopedias and my mom worked in a factory office. by Mike Myers

My dad sold encyclopedias and my mom worked in a factory office.

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My father was always a straight-up funny guy. He was silly. He wa... by Mike Myers

My father was always a straight-up funny guy. He was silly. He was my inspiration.

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