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

Quote by Jim Carrey

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I've tried everything. I've done therapy, I've done colonics. I went to a psychic who...

I've tried everything. I've done therapy, I've done colonics. I went to a psychic who...

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...

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...

My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud...

My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud...

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.

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....

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 love playing ego and insecurity combined.

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

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'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...

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...

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...

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 really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible...

I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...