Verne Troyer

I still pinch myself that I ended up in Hollywood. And I am still surprised at the fans.

L.A. is so fake - girls there are so superficial.

Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?

What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh.

I love London. I would move here. I like British people; everybody is so down to earth.

I don't feel disabled, and I think everybody makes their own way in life.

I can play the leading man. I can play the action hero, maybe in just a different way. I look at it as, you know, if you set your mind to it, you can do it.

I think when average-size people start taking roles that were meant for dwarfs, that's a little frustrating because there aren't that many roles out there for height-challenged actors.

It's hard for me to even watch comedies I'm in.

If my parents didn't raise me in the way that they did, I wouldn't be in the position I am now. They raised me very independent and taught me you can do anything you want to. I have an average-sized brother and an average-sized sister, and I had to do everything they had to.

My parents taught me to be optimistic and independent. They made me feel that I could do anything I set my mind to, which has really helped me. They didn't make allowances for me because of my height. I had to do everything my brother and sister had to do, including raising our animal menagerie that included cows and chickens.

All my family is average-sized, apart from me. I didn't really think about my size until I got older, a few years before high school. It had never really fazed me that much.