Quotes from The Miz

The 'Real World Challenges' were amazing. However, Hollywood, back when I was on reality shows, did not like reality shows.

Whenever something's really hard, you always question yourself, and I had many times when I questioned myself, but I always rose above it.

I'm the type of person that doesn't quit. I just keep going and give my best effort because I don't want to look back on my life when I'm, like, 80 or 90 and say, 'Man, I wish I would have done this, I wish I would have done that.' I basically go out and do it.

Me, I never consider myself a bad guy. I consider myself a good guy. Now, the audience thinks differently. They love to boo me.

I'm the type of person that likes to give people a hard time, and I enjoy doing little pranks. If I see someone getting a little aroused I have to keep pushing that button.

I've had so many cool moments on 'Monday Night Raw.'

I was on 'Monday Night Raw' - and nobody realizes this - every time you go from 'Raw' to 'SmackDown' or 'SmackDown' to 'Raw,' it shakes up your career; it shakes up your life.

I didn't want to be the 40-year-old still on MTV doing 'Real World.' I loved the show. I loved the people on it, but I had a different set of goals.

I will let my daughter do whatever her heart wants. I will support her and guide her and give her all the knowledge that I have because I want her to succeed in whatever she loves.

The thing about being on a reality show is you'll never get respect. You're living your life on television. You're not doing anything special.

Whenever you're on a reality show, you're the scum of the earth. You have no talent, you're a nothing, and you deserve nothing.

A lot of the times, reality shows don't like people to break the fourth wall. With a docu-series or a documentary, everyone breaks the fourth wall because you're talking to the camera quite a bit.

The fact is I'm always going to have naysayers. You're always going to have haters. It really doesn't bother me because I just rise above it.

Sometimes you have go into a movie and develop a certain type of chemistry with your co-stars. Sometimes it can click from 'Hello,' and other times, it takes a few weeks to develop that.

My success, I think it is due to the Mizanan family. Everyone in my family is a hard worker.

Like I always say, the man makes the title; the title doesn't make the man.

You look at John Cena - whether you love him or you hate him, he always gets a reaction. Roman Reigns has that same aura, that same ability.

The Miz came in as a way to say exactly what I was feeling and not have any repercussions for it because it was a character I was playing.

Every time I'm a good guy in a movie, which is the 'Marine,' people are like, 'Wow, you can play endearing. You can play kind and nice and sweet but yet hardcore.' And I'm like, 'Yeah. Just because The Miz is a jerk and an egotistical maniac doesn't mean that there isn't a softer side to Mike Mizanin.'

My favorite wrestler growing up was The Ultimate Warrior.

The Miz is a character I created. He's basically a wrestling star.

Michael Cole loves me and I love it!

I've never had any resentment about being a reality TV star.

There was an interview that I actually listened to with John Cena where he says that he is an elite-level athlete - he is elite, and he needs to make people elite whenever he goes up against them - but I was like, gosh, as much as I hate to give him credit where credit is due, it is exactly right.