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.

Quote by Jim Carrey

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One thing I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody...

One thing I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody...

My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all...

My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all...

Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the...

Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the...

I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy....

I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy....

My life is not unlike Truman's. I can't go anywhere.

My life is not unlike Truman's. I can't go anywhere.

Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships...

Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships...

I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something...

I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something...

That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my...

That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my...

Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing...

Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing...

I'm very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.

I'm very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.

I absolutely want to have a career where you make'em laugh and make'em cry. It's...

I absolutely want to have a career where you make'em laugh and make'em cry. It's...

I praticed making faces in the mirror and it would drive my mother crazy. She...

I praticed making faces in the mirror and it would drive my mother crazy. She...

We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was...

We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was...

You know what the trouble about real life is? Theres no danger music.

You know what the trouble about real life is? Theres no danger music.

I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

It's hard for anybody who's been with me not to feel starved for affection when...

It's hard for anybody who's been with me not to feel starved for affection when...

A lot of good love can happen in ten years.

A lot of good love can happen in ten years.

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'.

I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of...

I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of...

Some nights it was a melee, literally, where I'd be standing trying to defend myself...

Some nights it was a melee, literally, where I'd be standing trying to defend myself...