Mike Myers Quotes & Sayings

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

“Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating it.”

“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.”

“If I went by all the rejection I've had in my career, I should have given up a long time ago.”

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

“I'm a comedic actor, not to mix words, but it's something I think about. A comedic actor. I like to think that Christopher Guest, Phil Hartman, Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness are comedic actors. And Dan Aykroyd, too. Those are my heroes.”

“I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic.”

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

“For me, everything definitely comes from music.”

“Marriage can be viewed as the waiting room for death.”