Getting into the voice-over booth, there are no cameras and no inhibitions.
Roddy Piper
I'm a villain at heart. I'm a born villain.
I broke my right ankle. Four ribs. One rib went into my liver. My spleen. My back in two places.
I never faked my emotions or my desire to be a winner.
The fact that a wrestling program called 'Raw' could be the longest running television show in the history of television, bar nobody - nobody can now say we're not on the map.
When I was 14, I was 5th in the world playing bagpipes - that's how I got the name Roddy the Piper, and then, you know, eventually it just became 'Roddy Piper.'
Burt Reynolds, the first time I met him, he introduced me at Madison Square Garden at Wrestlemania X.
We got an old saying: I would rather you punch my teeth down my throat than throw a popcorn punch!
For anyone who's not familiar with 'Piper's Pit,' they need to know one thing - there's absolutely no rules.
Guys like Ole Anderson, Gene Anderson, Mad Dog Vachon, Johnny Valentine. I love them to death. I'll love them forever.
I'd never seen a professional wrestling match. First one I saw, I was in. It was just an accident.
I was raised by the last of the Gorgeous George era. You don't let somebody come from some other business, walk in your business, make a fool of ya and go back into his business and laugh at ya. So if you watch Wrestlemania the very first one, I was the general and here was the rule: don't let Mr. T throw a punch; keep it strictly amateur with him.
The WWE gave me a family and a life.
I remember I did a character in 'Robocop' years ago - Commander Cash. I wore this really ridiculous outfit, and my face was covered. You couldn't recognize me in the suit; you could only hear my voice.
You've got to realize, I've been stabbed three times; I'm not too used to this kind of love from people. It has been unbelievable the amount of support I've gotten. I'm getting letters, packages, e-mails, and phone calls from so many people. It's just overwhelming.
'Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies' is a comedy. It was fun. You just don't take it serious. You just go there, get your popcorn, and sit down.
There was a lot of work that people don't know about that I did to establish my villain persona. There were a lot of miles on the road that went into it, thousands upon thousands of hours of writing on yellow pads while driving in my car with the dome light on.
I'm kind of a go-get-'em kind of guy.
A lot of guys that were trailblazers, if we were to go back to the actual time, were just really scared and had no choice, but the water's rushing in, and you either swim or sink.
I ran out of tears when I was 14.
I'm very proud of The Rock.
Wrestling moves are made for arenas, not the screen.
When I get to Heaven, I'll want to fight.
It's one thing to talk the talk; it's another thing to walk after getting whacked with a coconut.
It's very humbling to know that the industry has cast me as the greatest heel in the history of the business.
Only thing I ever thought I'd see is a picture with me in a uniform with stripes on it and a number under my mug shot.
One night, I knocked out Mr. T, kicked Cyndi Lauper, chased Dick Clark back to his locker room, and slapped Little Richard.
I left home when I was 13. When I was 15, I was living in a youth hostel, and I was the 167-pound amateur wrestling champion.
Back in the early days of WWE, I remember doing 20 interviews every Tuesday, one right after the other on different topics.
I'm a very lucky person.
WWE and I have a long history, and I remember some very fun days back in the day.
I've been around the world seven times, been stabbed three times, been down in an airplane, and once dated the Bearded Lady.
I've been in 30 car crashes, none of 'em my fault, I swear on a stack of midgets... OK, they were probably all my fault.
The bottom line is, don't be a lifer. Get in, get a business, get five years of what you can, and get out. What happens is they start listening to the promoters, 'You'll get the next main event.' And then, all of a sudden, you become a lifer. That's the kiss of death there. Get in shape, go in, get the money, get out, and have a wonderful life.
CM Punk is a very talented man, and I'm a big fan of his.
The very first individual that breaks out in my mind as a top villain is Gorgeous George, and it's hard to beat the first guy.
They say that wrestlers are actors, and they couldn't be more wrong. The truth is wrestling and acting could not be more opposite. Wrestling is explosion, and acting is implosion.
I was trained by, at the time, the toughest man in the world. Not according to him, either. His name is 'Judo' Gene Lebell, and he trained Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris. He's the godfather of MMA.
If you are the heel, and if you are doing your job right, you are most hated.
Wrestling has a tremendous entrance plan. You come in, and it's, 'Boy, here you are. It's rock and roll; it's wonderful.' It's got no exit plan.
Many hotels, I just sat there and - I call it the silent scream - I don't know why, you just sit there, and tears will just come down, and you'll just sit there for hours, man. There's no place to turn, and when you do turn, who cares? You're just a dumb professional wrestler.
'Piper's Pit' was totally unscripted - everything just happened - thus, innovation was a challenging must to accomplish.
You walk into an arena with 10,000 people and no security and everybody hating you, it takes some gumption.
Kurt Angle and Matt Hardy... I have so much respect for them.
Wrestling saved my life.
My first match lasted 10 seconds, and I lost.
When I would go into Madison Square Garden, I wasn't the most popular guy. Madison Square Garden, there's 16,000 Puerto Ricans with knives and great radios and stuff.
I was the first wrestler ever in the history of wrestling to star in a major motion studio picture that became #1 box office of the weekend, and that gave the itch to I don't know how many wrestlers.
I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and we moved when I was 4.
One time, I fought 90 fights in 90 days in 90 different places around the world. I didn't even know who I was: about 45 or 50 in, they just kept pushing me, and that's when I really get into a lot of trouble.
