Top 120 Quotes & Sayings by Chris Jericho

There's no unemployment insurance if you don't have a job in wrestling. You really have to be committed, to have a love and a passion for the sport, a belief in yourself that you can do it.

A live performance is the same no matter what genre it is. Wrestling, rock 'n roll, hosting, acting - it's the same thing.

Somebody actually tattooed my face on his arm. In a couple years, that will be the equivalent of having a Screech tattoo.

When you stop being nervous is when you should retire. I'm always a little nervous for anything I do because when complacency sets in, that's when I feel it's time to move on to something else.

In Mexico, wrestling is part of the cultural fabric. The guys wear masks and they are real-life superheroes.

I started playing music when I was 12 years old.

If you're in the WWE, it's like show business boot camp. You learn a little bit about everything as far as show business is involved.

I have a journalism degree, but I'd rather be the person who is being written about rather than the person who is writing.

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be either a rock star or a wrestler.

I play a character in the WWE and everybody hates my character. I'm the evil villain bad guy. Whenever people meet me, they're like, 'Wow, you're such a nice guy. We never expected that.'

I would have to say that Canada definitely produces the best wrestlers; I don't know why. I think Canada is a big wrestling country, and there are a lot of guys who are interested in wrestling in Canada.

It's always great to add to your legacy.

I don't think I'd ever be able to give up the spotlight.

There are a lot of similarities between dancing and wrestling. The costumes are the same, the spandex and all that, but you have to be light on your feet to do both, and you have to remember choreography.

I love U.K. festivals because people go to watch as many bands as possible. They aren't just there to see their favourites; they'll be there all day long.

I like to do something different that people don't expect. That's what I've always been about, in everything I do.

I've always had an air of mystery.

The most important thing about being in wrestling is that you have to connect with the crowd, connect with the fans, and you either want them to love you, or to hate you. Either way, so long as they're reacting to what you're doing.

I've always been the type of guy that wants to change, adapt and morph from year to year.

I always played hockey, I was always a hockey fan, but I was never bitten by the hockey bug... I never looked into playing it professionally.

I've actually been in more Elimination Chamber matches than any other human being on the planet. It really has been a badge of honor for me.

The only person that is going to tell you that you can't do things in life are people who have failed.

I don't really play a lot of games.

Think about it - pro wrestling as an Olympic sport would be pretty cool. Look at figure skating or gymnastics - what is it? It's a choreographed performance that is judged.

You can't wrestle forever. It's a very physically taxing job. There's no doubt about it. Physically, and more importantly, mentally.

I never was an amateur wrestler.

In Hollywood, there really is a stigma against wrestling. I think that's why people think wrestlers are Neanderthals who can't string two words together.

Most people use Twitter to meet girls, and I use it to meet 'American Idol' contestants!

I never want to hide my wrestling background.

Talking of first times Stephanie, I bet your first time was really memorable for you and the captain ot the football team .. and the basketball team .. and the softball team, the track team, the chess club and the pool boy!

I really don't care if Stephanie enjoys kissing Kurt Angle. Or if Kurt Angle enjoys kissing Stephanie. Or hell, if Kurt Angle enjoys kissing Triple H! Cause as far as I'm concerned all three of you can kiss my ass!

Wrestling is part of what I do, but far from the only thing.

Will you please shut the hell up!?

If I'm a "B player," that's because the "B" stands for badass.

I am the Ayatollah of rock 'n' rolla

When you get some success, you want more. When you get one mountain climbed, you want to climb the next one.

Fake is not a word I like to use because there's nothing fake about what I do. It's a show, it's a predetermined outcome; we're putting on a television drama, action, comedy, whatever you want to call it - but it's not fake. Fake would be if I was just about to take a body slam, and my stuntman did it. Fake would be if I was going to take a chair shot to the head, and the chair was made of rubber. I'll tell the world that it's a show, but I hate the word fake. It's such an unfair term to us.

You have to connect with the crowd. If you can't do that, I don't care how good a wrestler you are, or how much muscle you have or how cool your hair is. You have to connect with the crowd. The guys who I like are the ones who have that connection.

Did you ever know that you're a jackass?

I am the best in the world at what I do!

If you don't have the confidence, it doesn't matter what you do, you're always second-guessing yourself.

I don't look to the negative people because the only people who ever tell you that you can't do something are the ones who haven't done it themselves... the ones who failed.

That's the best way to live your life: Don't listen to what other people think. Just follow your heart.

You'll never, eever, be the same, again!

If Shakespeare was alive today, he'd be writing wrestling shows.

If you stick around too long, people go on looking for the next thing.

I want TNA to grow as a company, it’s better for me as a performer and me as a businessman. But how can they grow if every chance they get they are constantly talking about up north and the WWE?

I didn't understand at the time why Vince was so interested in teaching me life lessons when all I was trying to do was get my video played. But now I think it's because he saw a little bit of himself in me. Just like me, he was a rebel who listened to no one and did whatever it took to get the job done, pissing people off with his stubbornness and drive in the process. Therefore, he was trying to teach me how to better myself instead of repeatedly getting into trouble by rubbing people the wrong way.

It's not what I want, Trish. It's what you want. It's what you need. And even though we're opponents tonight in the 6 person, tag team table match, I see how you look at me. You could cut the sexual tension between is with a knife. So I just want to let you know no matter the outcome, I'm always available to give to a healthy dose of Vitamin C.

Obviously, people are going to think what they think, and I've never had any problems proving people wrong. I do what I do.

X-Pac, I feel terrible that you have to come out here and defend the integrity of a woman who has absolutely none. I mean as far as Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley is concerned the word honor means jump on her and stay on her. Well, let's spell that word H-O-N-O-R. I guess Stephanie is half of that. After all she is a filthy, dirty, disgusting, brutal, skanky, bottom feeding trash bog H-O. And no amount of defending will ever, EVER change that!

Things that are worth doing are never easy.

In true rock star fashiuon, I had insomina last night and I didn't sleep at all. So all I need is a bottle of Jack Daniels and some groupies, and I'll be just like David Lee Roth.

I always like doing things that no one's ever done before. Doing things a little out of the ordinary.

I've always been pretty good at remembering the details about certain things.

If you want to see Chris Jericho drink a beer with Stone Cold Steve Austin, give me a doo-a dee-dee-dam, dee-dee-doo.

The only people who try to tell you that you can’t do something, are the people who have failed

Some things are going to work, some aren't. But there's always something new going on, so it's fun to watch and see what's coming next.

All right, New York City! Welcome to Madison... Square... Jericho! And after tonight, when I become the true, undisputed Intercontinental champion, the Jerichoholics of the Big Apple will throw a celebration party that will make the millennium bash in Times Square look like my sister's seventh birthday party! It'll be a celebration so huge, so grandiose, so spectacular, that it will never, EEEEEEEEVER, be forgotten again!