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 CARREYMy father used to brag that I wasn’t a ham, I was the whole pig.
More Jim Carrey Quotes
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Everything can be made fun of. The most serious things are ripe for making fun of them.
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Life doesn’t happen to you. It happens for you.
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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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I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I’m just trying to create a good one for myself.
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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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I have no limits. I cannot be contained because I am the container.
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If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.
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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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A better you means a better universe.
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You know the trouble with real life? There’s no danger music.
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True religion has, at its core: Love, Peace, Mercy, Justice and Freedom. If any of these elements is not fully present in a religion, the religion has been compromised.
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There is a huge difference between a dog that is going to eat you in your mind and an actual dog that’s going to eat you.
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The peace that we’re after lies somewhere beyond personality, beyond the perception of others, beyond invention and disguise, even beyond effort itself.
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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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Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much.
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