My goal in wrestling was always to take people on a journey to get a reaction and make people feel like they had seen something special. Thankfully, I get reminded of that every day.
— Mick Foley
I remember being really hurt by a relative of a good friend of mine when I mentioned that someone was a great wrestler - she said, 'What do you mean? How can you be great at wrestling?' I stopped them and said, 'Do you think that what I do takes no talent whatsoever?' She realized how hurtful those words were.
I leave my editor to put the periods and commas in.
I really enjoy watching the younger talent like The Shield rise up on the card and make a huge impact.
I think what limited my role when I was WWE commissioner in 2000 was my reluctance to get back in the ring every now and then.
I was given a chance to try announcing, and it was a job that, in the end, I did not care for very much.
My mother wanted me to be a writer, which I have ended up taking a long road round to.
Political parties could learn a lot from pro wrestling, as we have our passionate base, too, but we don't necessarily gear our show around them.
For me, announcing wasn't the ideal working condition.
The first few songs of the album 'Little Earthquakes' were unlike anything I'd ever heard.
I can still remember the first time I heard Tori Amos. It was the fall of 1993, and I was in the back of a colossal '79 Lincoln Coupe Mark V, embarking on some otherwise forgettable road trip somewhere in the Deep South.
Everything's relative. I don't think any new pursuit will be as difficult as trying to break into wrestling 25 years ago.
I love, for example, 'Full Frontal with Sam Bee.' I just love her show.
Be safe and be realistic. They're both equally important.
I loved Steve Martin when I was younger, in the '70s.
I don't advocate any child following in their parent's footsteps when their parent's footsteps are as crooked as mine are.
A joke bombing on stage doesn't bother me, especially if it's intended to bomb.
At heart, I was always a performer, not a competitor.
There is nothing like the indignity of not fitting into a roller coaster.
You want the match to be like a roller coaster, so you can't predict it.
Bray Wyatt is one of the most captivating characters to come down the pike in ages.
Probably better than anybody, I realized that I could have easily been one of those guys who was not seen as being a WWE-type guy.
When people see my show, they may not laugh out loud as they do with some of the classic comedians, but they do enjoy it. I regret that I called it comedy to begin with; I should have called it 'An Evening With' or put it down as spoken word. But the emphasis is always on funny stories.
In 1999, I had my back against the wall, and WWE had a ghostwriter working on an autobiography for me. He was halfway through, and it was awful, just boring. I took over as a way of trying to fix things, as I thought I could probably do a better job.
I don't have much choice but to be a WWE fan in my house.
It might surprise people to know that the person who convinced me to write the third memoir - 'The Hardcore Diaries' - was actually Vince McMahon.
As a halfway decent college DJ, I had been exposed to some great progressive stuff and always took pride in unearthing musical gems.
I really enjoy Sarah Silverman's fearlessness.
I think doing The Improv is a little more ominous than doing a college campus because it was so different than anything I'd done.
Even though 'SmackDown' has been kind of like the Internet darling, I believe that if they had three hours instead of two, they would find out that it's tough to be a darling when you've got that massive three-hour anchor around your neck.
I get to define for myself what being a success is.
I haven't worn jewelry since one of the front teeth I had made into an earring became no longer necessary because I lost the ear.
On the 'SmackDown' side, A.J. Styles really has been phenomenal.
It's difficult to differentiate between a story that's humorous and clever and one that actually makes people laugh out loud.
The fans still want to see me, sweat pants and all.
I am a roller-coaster addict.
In a sense, I think the WWE Universe has become one of the greatest characters of the modern era.
I'm still a big wrestling fan. I buy the Pay-Per-Views. I think that gives me the right to speak out just like any other fan.
I always felt like the wrestling business was better off with two viable mainstream promotions.
I wanted to be a baseball player, but I became fascinated with wrestling as a teenager.
A lot of my loyalty is to the wrestlers - the guys who put their heart and health on the line.
I'd like to see Dolph Ziggler get involved in a really intense, personal feud that will bring out another side of his personality. Because the personality is there, and the wrestling is there, so I'd like someone to come along and bring out his ugly side.
The truth is, pro wrestling is such an incredibly vast, incredibly surreal world. There's no telling how many words could be written about the subject - especially when the subject involves WWE.
I always had an appreciation for diverse musical styles.
One thing I was proud of when I did the college talks was that, although stories revolved around experiences that I had in wrestling, one did not need to be a wrestling fan to enjoy them.
There was a time when Vader and I had a main event Pay-Per-View match, back in 1993 at Halloween Havoc, and I firmly thought that it was going to be the biggest match of my career and that everything after would just be going downhill.
I look back on my career and my time as commissioner with great fondness.
I loved George Carlin... I used to sit in front of the TV and watch the HBO comedy specials. I loved those comedy specials.
It's much easier to see my son involved in creative than to see my daughter in the ring. But they've both worked really hard. I'm really proud of both of them.
I do some things just to entertain myself, and I figure that part of the audience will be entertained as well.
