“For some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That was when I broke out of my shell at school, because I really didn't have any friends or anything like that and I just kind of was going along, and then finally I did this zany thing, and all of a sudden I had tons of friends.” — Jim Carrey
“I've arrived at the place if I'm not taking a career risk, I'm not happy. If I'm scared, then I know I'm being challenged.” — Jim Carrey
“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
“I love playing ego and insecurity combined.” — Jim Carrey
“I'm very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.” — Jim Carrey
“I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible forever and ever.” — Jim Carrey
“That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my problem is. I could literally have a tumor on the side of my head and they'd be like, 'Yeah, big deal. I'd eat a tumor every morning for the kinda money you're pulling down.'” — Jim Carrey
“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
“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
“Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary.” — Jim Carrey
“Either you're the one erasing or you're the one being erased.” — Jim Carrey
“Originality is really important.” — Jim Carrey