“I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.”
Learning
“One thing I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again.”
HopeAll Quotes by Jim Carrey
“My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.”
Dad“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.”
Alone“I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself.”
Business“My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work as security guards and janitors. And I just got angry.”
Family“Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches.”
Family“Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.”
Life“Before I do anything, I think, well what hasn't been seen. Sometimes, that turns out to be something ghastly and not fit for society. And sometimes that inspiration becomes something that's really worthwhile.”
Society“Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.”
Learning“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.”
Funny“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.”
Funny“It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?”
Death“I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my beautiful garden, and I go, 'Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.'”
Good“I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.”
Family“I haven't been as wild with my money as somebody like me might have been. I've been very safe, very conservative with investments. I don't blow money. I don't have a ton of houses. I know things can go away. I've already had that experience.”
Experience“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.”
Business“If you've got a talent, protect it.”
Motivational“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.”
Success“One thing I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again.”
Hope“But, you know, you can't be a star at home.”
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