“Creative people don’t behave very well generally. If you’re looking for examples of good relationships in show business, you’re gonna be depressed real fast. I don’t have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She’s my first priority.” – Jim Carrey

“Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.” – Jim Carrey

“It is better to risk starving to death than surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?” – Jim Carrey

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” – Jim Carrey

“I just want to be myself.” – Jim Carrey

“That’s the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my problem is. I could literally have a tumor on the side of my head and they’d be like, ‘Yeah, big deal. I’d eat a tumor every morning for the kinda money you’re pulling down.’” – Jim Carrey

“Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don’t limit myself.” – Jim Carrey

“I tend to stay up late, not because I’m partying but because it’s the only time of the day when I’m alone and don’t have to be performing.” – Jim Carrey

“People need the motivation to do anything. I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation.” – Jim Carrey

“I’m the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In the final analysis, it’s still about the work.” – Jim Carrey

“My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh.” – Jim Carrey

“I got a lot of support from my parents. That’s the one thing I always appreciated. They didn’t tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.” – Jim Carrey

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