Harland Williams

Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world. ”

I hate when you go into a nice restaurant - someplace where you're going to spend good money - and there are kids in there crying. ”

I'm an American citizen now, but I will always have Canadian pride. ”

I sort of write onstage. I'll throw an idea out there, like Home Depot, and just start talking about it. ”

If you were to come out and hang out with me, just having fun at a nightclub or a party, that's kind of the version of Harland you'd get - silly, kind of always saying wacky things. ”

I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me. ”

In 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Dumb & Dumber,' I ended up improvising quite a bit of my scenes, and later I didn't even remember what I'd said because I just winged it. When I went and saw the movie, I was as stunned as everyone else was. ”

What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' - but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya. ”

The thing I love about sketch is sometimes it leads you as opposed to you leading it. ”

If you're going to take a jab at someone, you should at least have a bit more of a personal relationship with them. I feel like you can be funny and clever, as opposed to just outright vile. ”