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.

Quote by Jim Carrey

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

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

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...

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid...

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid...

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to...

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to...

Originality is really important.

Originality is really important.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

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...

My mother was a professional sick person; she took a lot of pain pills. There...

My mother was a professional sick person; she took a lot of pain pills. There...

Either you're the one erasing or you're the one being erased.

Either you're the one erasing or you're the one being erased.

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

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

Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself.

Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself.

If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting...

If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting...

You know, I live a monastic lifestyle. No, I do. I do live in extremes,...

You know, I live a monastic lifestyle. No, I do. I do live in extremes,...

I'm the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In...

I'm the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In...

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....

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

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