Verne Troyer

“In the film, I'm not very mobile, like in the space suit.”

“There's a lot of little people who think they can't do certain things, but like I say, if you put your mind to it, you can do things that average people do, just in a different way.”

“I've never been tall. So it's not like I was six-foot, got paralyzed, and now I'm in a wheelchair. It doesn't really faze me all that much.”

“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 stay away from the elf roles; I stay away from playing a leprechaun. All the roles I try to do are something that an average actor would do.”

“I got a call from somebody who used to be the president of Little Persons of America. She got called from some producers who wanted someone of a certain size in the John Hughes film 'Baby's Day Out.' So that was my big break, as the stunt double of a nine-month-old.”

“There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.”

“I told my family, 'If I get out of line, just kick my butt.' The last thing that I want is to change.”

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

“If I walk up to a bar, they wont see that I'm standing there.”

“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.”

“People categorise people as being disabled, and it's basically whatever you put your mind to, you can do, and everybody that has limitations, they can still do anything they want as long as they set their mind to it.”

“I've done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I've done have either been stunt or costume work.”

“Somebody pitched me a superhero movie involving Abraham Lincoln. I was also pitched the idea of Dwarfula, which involved a mob of little people.”

“Working with Christopher Plummer, I mean, he's a legend. I was so, so nervous even meeting him, but he made me feel comfortable, and that helped me tremendously.”

“I grew up in Michigan, in a very small town, Centreville. In my graduating class, I had like 92 people.”

“In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.”

“The Amish like to live a very plain lifestyle, the way they think God intended. It sort of brings you back to, like, 'Little House on the Prairie' days or something.”

“Now I get to pick and choose exactly what I want to do.”

“I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.”