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" Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline. "

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

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" 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. "

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" For me, everything definitely comes from music. "

" Canada is a country of ingredients without a cuisine; we're a country with musicians without an indigenous instrument; Toronto's a city that doesn't even have a dish named after it. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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" Europe is weird songs that would never make it in America. "

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" 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. "

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