I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal.

Quote by Jim Carrey

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My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain,...

My report card always said, 'Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students'.

My report card always said, 'Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students'.

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I don't care if people think I am an overactor, as long as they enjoy...

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I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always...

I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible...

I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible...

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I'm a hard guy to live with. I'm like a caged animal. I'm up all...

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It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always...

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I've never been one to sit back and go, 'I'd better do what the audience...

I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things...

I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things...

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I don't care if people think I am an overactor, as long as they enjoy...

But, you know, you can't be a star at home.

But, you know, you can't be a star at home.

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It's nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren't the ones Tom Hanks...

I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish...

I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish...

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I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only...

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The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that...