I first became aware of Mike Myers through Saturday Night Live. I had been a huge fan of the show since the late '70s, and suddenly this new kid emerged on 'Wayne's World' as Wayne Campbell, an Everyman from Aurora, Illinois, based on friends from Mike's past - just a party-on kid who loves music and stages a show in his basement.
Directing Austin Powers was a life-changing event for me because I had no directing career and no hope of finding one. Mike had this blind faith in me, and it didn't seem rational; I really was not qualified to get that job. But we did have a shared vision, and Mike... had an instinct that I'd be a good collaborator.
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