The best Donkey quotes in the Shrek franchise show why the big green ogre’s noble steed is one of the funniest characters in the franchise. The film franchise which includes six movies, one television series, and a stage musical follows Mike Myers’ Shrek, a misanthropic ogre who gets thrust into the role of a hero. Shrek features a star-studded cast led by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and as Donkey, legendary comedian Eddie Murphy. The franchise takes familiar fairytales and turns them on their heads, adding in slapstick humor and larger-than-life characters not found in any other story fairytale or otherwise.