Mike myers

There's a joy in having the molecule of an idea, then testing it in front of audiences at secret shows that people only know about the night before.

When I graduated from high school, I got accepted to York University, Fine Arts film program.

Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those James Bond movies were highly regarded.

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

People ask me to record their answering machines all the time. I love it. It's a miracle to me that people want to hear back those characters.

I loved the logistical reality of a guy who wants to take over the world, yet who has a family too.

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...

My dad loved to laugh. He was very funny and very silly.

I really just love making comedies; I love doing characters.

On my death bed, I'm not going to say, 'God I wish I did more movies.' I'm perfectly happy I was present for the ones I did.