I had done Shrek as a Canadian and I'm very proud to be Canadian, but I knew I could give more to it.

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

Everywhere I go, people come up to me on the street and ask me if there’s going to be another one!

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.

And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours.

My father was a very funny man, and one of my strongest recollections is hearing him laugh. He didn't like people who had no sense of humour.

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