26 Quotes & Sayings By Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey is an actor, comedian, and producer. He is known for his roles in the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Truman Show, The Cable Guy, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and movies such as Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Liar Liar. He has also appeared in films such as The Hammer, Tommy Boy, Man on the Moon, Me Myself I and Bruce Almighty.

Energy is what I believe all of us are. We're...
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Energy is what I believe all of us are. We're just conscious awareness dancing for itself for no other reason but to stay amused. Jim Carrey
I think everybody should get rich and famous and do...
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I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer. Jim Carrey
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Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory. Jim Carrey
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If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret. Jim Carrey
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You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well try what you do want. Jim Carrey
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As far as I can tell, it's just about letting the universe know what you want and then working toward it while letting go of how it comes to pass. Jim Carrey
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Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships in show business, you're gonna be depressed real fast. I don't have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She's my first priority. Jim Carrey
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It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left? Jim Carrey
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Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary. Jim Carrey
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My mother was a professional sick person she took a lot of pain pills. There are many people like that. It's just how they are used to getting attention. I always remember she's the daughter of alcoholics who'd leave her alone at Christmas time. Jim Carrey
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I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my beautiful garden, and I go, 'Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.' Jim Carrey
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Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches. Jim Carrey
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My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work as security guards and janitors. And I just got angry. Jim Carrey
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Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting. Jim Carrey
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I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting. Jim Carrey
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A lot of good love can happen in ten years. Jim Carrey
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I haven't been as wild with my money as somebody like me might have been. I've been very safe, very conservative with investments. I don't blow money. I don't have a ton of houses. I know things can go away. I've already had that experience. Jim Carrey
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Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Jim Carrey
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I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid they told me I was being funny. Jim Carrey
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If you've got a talent, protect it. Jim Carrey
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The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical. Jim Carrey
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What I have in common with the character in 'Truman' is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started. Jim Carrey
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I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started. Jim Carrey
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But, you know, you can't be a star at home. Jim Carrey
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I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing. Jim Carrey