It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that's OK because you appreciate it when it comes.

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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...

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,...

My mother was a professional sick person; she took a lot of pain pills. There...

My mother was a professional sick person; she took a lot of pain pills. There...

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...

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.

A lot of good love can happen in ten years.

A lot of good love can happen in ten years.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself.

Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself.

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

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...