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 loved the logistical reality of a guy who wants to take over the world, yet who has a family too.
I had done Shrek as a Canadian and I'm very proud to be Canadian, but I knew I could give more to it.
I had a blast, but I still wonder sometimes why they saw me as the perfect guy for this strange character.
I do miss Saturday Night Live, that's for sure. There's nothing like it. I just hosted, and I felt I'd only been away for a week.
Europe is weird songs that would never make it in America.
Europe is scooters. Europe is five young people on one bench sharing a chocolate bar. Their idea of entertainment and fun is so much different than ours, which is exactly why a movie about them would be funny.
Austin sounds a little bit like Aston Martin, which is the type of car James Bond would drive.
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.
I like smart jokes, I like dumb jokes, and I like dumb jokes done smartly.
My father was always a straight-up funny guy. He was silly. He was my inspiration.
With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone.
I would love to be a father. I had a great father who taught me how gratifying that is. I'm not going to deny myself that. I think I'd be good at it. Everybody wants that experience. I definitely do.
I love making comedy. I never stopped loving it. I will continue to love it and I can't believe that I get to do it.
Once I turned 35, I got the bonus of some wisdom and began to accept life on its own terms.
The interesting thing about life is, there is what you think is going to happen, and what actually happens.
I knew I wanted to be a father; I didn't know it was going to be this awesome or that my kid would come out so beautiful and lovely.
I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool and emigrated to Canada before I was born.
In 1991, my father passed away and I went on a spiritual quest. It was a light one, not too terribly deep because I'm not terribly deep, and neither was my father.
I write everything I do. On the average, it takes you about sixty months from the first molecule of an idea to it being in front of an audience. I'm actually somebody that creates their own stuff.
