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 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'.

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...

What I have in common with the character in 'Truman' is this incredible need to...

What I have in common with the character in 'Truman' is this incredible need to...

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary.

Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary.

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

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...

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....

When the first big paycheque with 'Dumb And Dumber' hit, I went: 'Gosh, I wonder...

When the first big paycheque with 'Dumb And Dumber' hit, I went: 'Gosh, I wonder...

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

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

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 feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this...

I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this...

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...

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...

I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

Originality is really important.

Originality is really important.

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...

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

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

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...

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...