If you've got a talent, protect it.

Quote by Jim Carrey

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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 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...

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...

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.

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,...

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always...

It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always...

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'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 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...

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't...

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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've arrived at the place if I'm not taking a career risk, I'm not happy....

I've arrived at the place if I'm not taking a career risk, I'm not happy....

There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your...

There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your...