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Jim Carrey

(1962) Stand-up Comedian Canada

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Jim Carrey is a stand-up comedian from Canada, best known for Memoirs and Misinformation.

Quick Facts About Jim Carrey

Born: January 17, 1962
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Stand-up Comedian
Notable works: Memoirs and Misinformation
Spouse: Lauren Holly

About Jim Carrey

James Eugene Carrey is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he is regarded as one of the most prominent comedic actors of his generation. He has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Golden Globe Awards MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Villain MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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Canada's Walk of Fame

Quotes by Jim Carrey

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

Ego

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Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary.

Class

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Our eyes are not viewers, they're also projectors that are running a second story over the picture that we see in front…

Enough

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Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much!

Fear

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Well this is just a fist. But when I start throwing it around I can leave one hell of a mess.

Fists

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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…

Believe

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“I practiced making faces in the mirror and it would drive my mother crazy. She used to scare me by saying that…

Crazy

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Hope walks through the fire and faith leaps over it.

Faith

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Usually you regret the things you say no to.

Regret

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I don't think you can know God unless you're passionate about him so you're either screaming at him, enraptured with the idea…

Feelings

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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…

Behave

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Come back here so that I may brain thee!

Brain

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It's our intention. Our intention is everything. Nothing happens on this planet without it. Not one single thing has ever been accomplished…

Accomplished

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You know what the trouble about real life is? Theres no danger music.

Danger

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If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my…

Comic

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Always turn your wheel in the direction of the skid.

Turns

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My soul is not contained within the limits of my body; my body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul.

Body

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I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don't…

Chance

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I don't remember yesterday. I pretty much live in the moment.

Live in the moment

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“Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that…

2014

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Risk being seen in all of your glory.

Glory

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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…

Aces

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I think it's important never to look a gift horse in the mouth, never to overlook your talents [and] what you're good…

Horse

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Lots of people say if you dredge too much stuff up, you'll go crazy - "You'll go insane!" But for a comedian,…

Comedian

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I love the idea that 'a person is a person no matter how small'.

Abortion

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Jim Carrey by topic

People (43) Love (35) Life (33) Time (24) Thinking (24) Ifs (24) Want (23) Inspirational (21) World (20) Kind (15) Feels (15) Way (13) Funny (13) Believe (13) Turns (11)