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 CARREYI think I could go away tomorrow. I’ve already accomplished something. It’s such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself.
More Jim Carrey Quotes
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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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Usually you regret the things you say no to.
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Our love is like a red, red rose and I am a little thorny.
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I feel that we’re all lighthouses, and my job is to shine my light as brightly as I can to the darkness.
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If done right, kidnapping can be a positive experience for everyone.
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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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Ever since I started to get recognition I’ve picked out certain fans and reverse-stalked them.
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Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
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I am heaven.
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The purpose of art is to bring people into presence.
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Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much.
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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.
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Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.
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One man’s toxic waste is another man’s potpourri.
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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.
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I don’t hate you for loving you. I just hate my heart for choosing someone like you.
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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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If I’m not back in 5 minutes, just wait longer.
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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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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.
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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.
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I’m making a conscious choice to see challenges as beneficial so that I can deal with them in the most productive way.
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I’m a hard guy to live with. I’m like a caged animal. I’m up all night walking around the living room. It’s hard for me to come down from what I do.
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I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don’t know if it’s possible forever and ever.
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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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So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality.
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