Mike Myers Would Be Thrilled to Do More Shrek Films

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Mike Myers Would Be Thrilled to Do More Shrek Films

Despite having plenty of iconic roles throughout his career, one of the biggest for actor Mike Myers is his turn as Shrek in the legendary animated franchise of the same name.

Speaking to GQ, Myers said he’d be willing to make as many Shreks as they’d like.

In a new video from GQ that sees Myers breaking down his most iconic characters, Myers spoke about the underlying messages of Shrek, saying that it’s a much deeper film and story at its heart.

“The Euro-centric form that is the fairytale is really about classicism,” Myers said (via Variety). “When I was approached to do Shrek I originally did it as a Canadian and then I re-recorded it as Scottish because that seemed to be the most working class [accent]. I also love the Scottish people. I have Scottish ancestry. I’m mostly English but Liverpool is the pool of life between Scotland, England, and Ireland.”

Later in the video, Myers spoke about the “emotional center” of the Shrek films, and also said that if they wanted to make one Shrek movie a year, he would be “thrilled” to do it.

“There’s an emotional center there,” Myers said. “You know the old joke: I wouldn’t want to be a member of a club that would have me as a member. I have always felt that way. The concept of going from a self-loathing ogre to a self-accepting ogre was meaningful to me. I love playing Shrek. If I had to do one Shrek a year I’d be thrilled.”