Colin: (In a Scottish accent) Sir, I don't want m' freedom!
Colin (asked who – or what – has had the biggest influence on his career): The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge.
Colin: (asked which project he feels didn't live up to what he envisioned) I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned.
Colin: As a kid I watched television 24 hours a day and loved every minute of it. The two shows that always make me laugh and are therefore my favourites are The Dick Van Dyke Show and Fawlty Towers.
Colin: Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine!
Colin: Give me liberty or a bran muffin!
Colin: I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours, ... Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we're out there, everything's fine.
Colin: When I think about it, I mean really, I'm 47, I should be embarrassed by this. A grown man, barefoot, walking on mousetraps, just to get an audience to laugh. It's sad in a way.
Colin: I think actually that's all I heard when my parents would talk to me, was wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah.
Colin: We all have a dinosaur deep within us just trying to get out.
Colin: To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap.
He is the son of an airline maintenance executive.
Colin attended Langara College's Studio 58.
Colin’s favourite book is Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The image of Mochrie's face is used extensively in Animutation, a style of Flash animation. Neil Cicierega, the father of Animutation, would place Colin in almost every Animutation he made, making the inclusion of him in Animutation somewhat of a running gag. Mochrie is aware of his status among Animutation artists and fans, having been quoted, "It's pretty cool, but you've got to admit, it's pretty weird."
Colin has done a commercial supporting Habitat For Humanity.
He is frequently mocked by his co-stars on Whose Line is it Anyway? for his receding hairline.
Colin is left-handed.
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Colin is currently getting bald.
Colin: This just in: Beverly Hills 90210, Cleveland Browns 3.
Colin: Yes. Do you think it's a better idea to cut him open and go 'Augh! Look at me?' I don't think so.
Colin: Many people think it's in bad taste to advertise for an insane asylum...but come on down. We're going crazy.
Colin: How about an omelet?
Colin: You know, if I don't make it when I go out there in that weather balloon into that thunder storm. I want, you to take your ear and give it to my wife.
Colin: I'm a traveling practical joker. That's my line of work.
Colin: What kind of FBI agent are you?
Colin: How will that work at night? Well Ryan will explain.
Colin: Knowing Ryan has really helped my career. In fact, he's basically set up my entire life. I met my wife through him; I got Whose Line through him; I got the American Whose Line through him. He's done everything but sire my child.
Colin: And if that isn't the truth, it would be a lie.
Colin: Onstage I do all the stuff I'd never do in real life, like lashing out at people who make me mad or freaking out in a long bank lineup. Performing allows me to fulfill all the sicko fantasies I've ever had.
Colin: I do enjoy working with Ryan although he owes me money.
Colin: Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises.
Colin: Hi, well soon return you to the dyslexic production of Bitty Bitty Chang Chang...
Colin: When you kill someone by chopping off their head, rolling 'em up in a carpet and burning it, you'd better make sure they're dead!
Colin: Wake up and smell the cheese!
Colin: My god! It's a hamster with explosives taped around it's waist!
Colin: Do you think it's because I'm a cannibal?
Colin: I'm standing. I'm looking around. Perhaps there's something on the Crisis Monitor, here, I turned it on. Dry skin. Just thinking about it makes me want to scratch. Oh, that's air going into my lungs. Well, I hope my friends will get here soon to help me with this...Hey, here you come through the door.
Colin: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. It's not like the sheep was underage.
Colin: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, these are just some of the people who threatened to sue if we used their songs.
Colin: Well, it seems all the fish in the rivers are dying. Could this be an act of cod?
Colin: Hey, Ryan, if Sting retires, will he change his name to Stung?
Colin: There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky.
Colin: 9 out of 10 Americans believe that out of the 10 people, 1 person will always disagree with the other 9.
He almost looks like another actor named Tom Noonan.
He was born on Nov. 30 1957 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, but later immigrated to Canada in 1964.
He graduated as valedictorian from Killarney Secondary School in Vancouver in 1975.
Often mocked on "Whose Line is It Anyway" for his receding hairline.
Colin has done a commercial supporting Habitat For Humanity.
His height is 6'2.
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