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Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity. (Jim Carrey)
Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary. View quote
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I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things in my life. My marriage ended in divorce because of this, my relationship with Holly has suffered by this. View quote
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You know, I live a monastic lifestyle. No, I do. I do live in extremes, basically. I go back and forth. Once every six months, I'll have a day where I eat more chocolate than has ever been consumed by a human being. View quote
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I've never been one to sit back and go, 'I'd better do what the audience wants me to do, because I don't want to lose them.' View quote
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Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing when I was a kid, but Dr. Seuss inspired me to try cauliflower! View quote
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I think we're past the time in history where you have to come out and say, "you know I'm just happy all the time! I'm a joker, I'm a crazy man!" View quote
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I like people. They're entertaining. I just may laugh at different things than most people. View quote
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People would be tunneling under the street to avoid you. They'd go "Oh, man - is that happy guy still out there? View quote
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I would visualize things coming to me. It would just make me feel better. Visualization works if you work hard. That's the thing. You can't just visualize and go eat a sandwich. View quote
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I wrote myself a check for ten million dollars for acting services rendered and dated it Thanksgiving 1995. I put it in my wallet and it deteriorated. And then, just before Thanksgiving 1995, I found out I was going to make ten million dollars for Dumb & Dumber. I put that check in the casket with my father because it was our dream together. (Jim Carrey)
The funny things is when you start feeling happy alone, that's when everyone decides to be with you. View quote
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The best stories in the world to me are the ones that elicit a real emotion, but have humour. View quote
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Communication, hardest thing in the world. View quote
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We have to say yes to socialism. View quote
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Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting. View quote
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I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started. View quote
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What I have in common with the character in 'Truman' is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started. View quote
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There are two thoughts that will ensure success in all you do; (1) Don't tell everything you know, and (2) until Ace Ventura, no actor had considered talking through his ass. View quote
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Comedic actors can be looked at as a lower form because we have to put ourselves in a lower place than most of the audience. I think lofty emotions are somehow considered more special. The best stories in the world to me are the ones that elicit a real emotion, but have humour. View quote
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I don't believe in this fairy tale of staying together for ever. Ten years with somebody is enough. In ten years, you can give a lot of love. (Jim Carrey)
I think we're past the time in history where you have to come out and say, "I'm happy all the time! I'm a joker! I'm a crazy man!" I think people understand that I can turn that switch on but that I'm also a sensitive, normal human being with feelings and I know how to express those too. View quote
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If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer. View quote
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There is nothing like making love to somebody you give a shit about. View quote
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We have to say yes to socialism - to the word and everything [...] Medicare for all, ending student debt, a different approach to the war on terror, ending mass incarceration. View quote
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