Canadian - Comedian | January 17, 1962 -
I don't care if people think I am an overactor, as long as they enjoy what I do. People who think that would call Van Gogh an overpainter.
Jim Carrey
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The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical.
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My life is not unlike Truman's. I can't go anywhere.
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My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.
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My mother was a professional sick person; she took a lot of pain pills. There are many people like that. It's just how they are used to getting attention. I always remember she's the daughter of alcoholics who'd leave her alone at Christmas time.
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I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something else, I'd have a hairy conniption. I'd just go crazy.
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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.'
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It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that's OK because you appreciate it when it comes.
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