Quotes by Jim Carrey

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

“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.”

“As far as I can tell, it's just about letting the universe know what you want and then working toward it while letting go of how it comes to pass.”

“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 rig...”

“It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?”

“I enjoy my life. The fame part of it freaked me out for a little while, and there are definitely times when it's not so great to be special and known by everybody — you know, when you're wearing th...”

“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.”

“If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.”

“I like people. They're entertaining. I just may laugh at different things than most people. I laugh at mistakes. I laugh at how you recover from mistakes.”

“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! you know kind of thing. I think people understand I ca...”

“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 sto...”

“Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your whole life imagining ghosts, worrying about the pathway to the future, but all there will ever be i...”

“I've learned many great leasson from my father. Not the least of which was that you can fail at what you dont want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”

“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.”

“Everything should be considered. That's all. I think that's all people want. All people want is to be considered.”

“Untold American lives have been ruined by the presidency of Donald Trump. The rule of law is imperiled, our unity has been shattered, the service sector has been obliterated, and major cities are s...”

“Last week, amid all this suffering, Trump and his acolytes held their Totally Illegal COVID-19 Super-Spreader Spectacular at the White House, in flagrant violation of the Hatch Act. Truth, Justice,...”

“Imagine if you could actually be that happy? That would be powerful, man. People would be tunneling under the street to avoid you. They'd go Oh, man — is that happy guy still out there?”

“Madness is never that far away. It's as close as saying yes to the wrong impulse. The people who stay sane are the people who can make those quick decisions: Should I stick my fingers into the fan,...”

“I think nine times out of ten the worst impulses we get are when we're behind the wheel of a car. That's why I don't think its such a good idea to have a gun … in the glove compartment. Cause chanc...”