Acting is divine dissatisfaction. It’s the greatest thing in the world to do, but you are never satisfied with it ever.
JIM CARREYI’ve never been one to sit back and go, ‘I’d better do what the audience wants me to do, because I don’t want to lose them.’
More Jim Carrey Quotes
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The early bird gathers no moss! The rolling stone catches the worm.
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I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don’t want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
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Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
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One thing I hope I’ll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again.
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I’m the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In the final analysis, it’s still about the work.
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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.
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We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was extremely loved. We always felt we had each other.
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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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The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is.
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Comedy is a high form of art becaus it brings us more joy than anything else.
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Compassion is the currency that leads to true wealth.
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Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don’t limit myself.
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My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh.
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Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me.
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Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn’t trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity.
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