Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn’t trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity.
JIM CARREYMaybe other people will try to limit me but I don’t limit myself.
More Jim Carrey Quotes
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So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality.
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The early bird gathers no moss! The rolling stone catches the worm.
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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.
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Madness is never that far away. It’s as close as saying yes to the wrong impulse.
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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.
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Morgan Freeman is so class. He’s so cool. He’s so scary.
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Either you’re the one erasing or you’re the one being erased.
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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.
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I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I’d love that. But I don’t need to be. I just want to be here. That’s it.
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Solitude is dangerous. It’s very addictive.
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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.
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You know the trouble with real life? There’s no danger music.
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It is better to risk starving to death than surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?
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I absolutely want to have a career where you make’em laugh and make’em cry. It’s all theater.
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The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is.
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