I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and we moved when I was 4.
— Roddy Piper
I was the youngest in the world in history when I started, 15. That's illegal now.
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.
I'm not gonna make 65. Let's just face facts, guys.
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.
Getting into the voice-over booth, there are no cameras and no inhibitions.
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.
Bret Hart is my cousin, I'm told. Didn't know that until I was, I don't know, 28, 25.
I've got a lot on my shoulders, but I've got the most beautiful family in the world.
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 was born in Saskatoon.
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.
It's very humbling to know that the industry has cast me as the greatest heel in the history of the business.
Only people who can't draw money need belts.
I am really good with Lego!
For anyone who's not familiar with 'Piper's Pit,' they need to know one thing - there's absolutely no rules.
I'm a very lucky person.
Back in the early days of WWE, I remember doing 20 interviews every Tuesday, one right after the other on different topics.
Vince McMahon got really angry at me for leaving the WWE-F-G, whatever it is now.
With Hulk, I don't agree with all his choices, but you know what, I don't hear people saying all the great things he does. When he was on the Wheaties box, all those kids that said their prayers and took their vitamins, I don't hear them saying that.
I'm a villain at heart. I'm a born villain.
'Piper's Pit' was totally unscripted - everything just happened - thus, innovation was a challenging must to accomplish.
I was going nine times a week. You get to a point where you don't really know who you are. You're running on high octane, and you'll take all comers in every arena because there was no police. Every arena, you'd take on everybody that would come in the ring.
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.
If you are the heel, and if you are doing your job right, you are most hated.
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.
The heel runs the match.
WWE and I have a long history, and I remember some very fun days back in the day.
It's one thing to talk the talk; it's another thing to walk after getting whacked with a coconut.
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.
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.
In the morning, I'm juicing two apples, two carrots, two celery, two beets, two ginger. I'm drinking that every morning to try to keep the cancer away.
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.
If you've got some to say to Ric Flair, you come say it to me, and I'll make the translation.
You walk into an arena with 10,000 people and no security and everybody hating you, it takes some gumption.
