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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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...

I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but...

I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but...

I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I'm just trying...

I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I'm just trying...

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

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

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...

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

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

I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at...

I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at...

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 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...

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...

I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I'd love that. But...

I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I'd love that. But...

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...

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,...

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 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...

I don't make it in regular channels, and that's okay for me.

I don't make it in regular channels, and that's okay for me.

I haven't been as wild with my money as somebody like me might have been....

I haven't been as wild with my money as somebody like me might have been....

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...

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...