If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my Leonardo DiCaprio impression.

Quote by Jim Carrey

Topics: Jim Carrey Quotes

Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen...

Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen...

If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back...

If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back...

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....

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.

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,...

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

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

For some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That...

For some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That...

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 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...

If you've got a talent, protect it.

If you've got a talent, protect it.

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 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...

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

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

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

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'.

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...

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...

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.

Originality is really important.

Originality is really important.

I try to do something the audience might not have seen before. Like if I'm...

I try to do something the audience might not have seen before. Like if I'm...