I'm a hard guy to live with. I'm like a caged animal. I'm up all night walking around the living room. It's hard for me to come down from what I do.

Quote by Jim Carrey

Topics: Jim Carrey Quotes

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'.

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...

My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all...

My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Before I do anything, I think, well what hasn't been seen. Sometimes, that turns out...

Before I do anything, I think, well what hasn't been seen. Sometimes, that turns out...

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...

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I...

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I...

Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships...

Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships...

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 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...

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...

If you've got a talent, protect it.

If you've got a talent, protect it.

I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things...

I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things...

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...

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.