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

I grew up in Toronto and as long as I can remember, as long as there was cable, even those old cable boxes that were wired to the TV, there have been Bollywood movies on Toronto TV.

I came out wanting to be an actor. From my first view of the world, that's what I wanted to be. I'm made of 99 percent ham and 1 percent water. I was just cooked that way!

I've been frozen for 30 years. I've got to see if my bits and pieces are still working.

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

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.

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