Jim Carrey is one of the most sought after actors and comedians of this generation who is known for his enthusiastic and over the top comedic performances that are simply one of a kind!
Carrey’s fame didn’t come easy, as he performed at various open mic nights before moving to Hollywood where he began performing at The Comedy Store, and eventually, he landed a regular role in the early 1990s show In Living Color.
At the age of 28 when Carrey was still trying to make it as a comedian, he tested his faith in the law of attraction and wrote himself a check for 10 million dollars! Carrey gave himself 5 years to meet this ambitious goal, which he did in the year 1995 where he made 10 million dollars for his role in the famous movie Dumb and Dumber.
From there the rest is history where he stars in hit films like Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and The Truman Show.
Jim Carrey might be seen as the funny guy that can make you laugh, but he is also inspirational, spiritual, insightful, and did I mention he’s an amazing artist!
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Alrighty then! Let’s celebrate the talented Jim Carrey with 20 enlightening quotes that will not only surprise you but will inspire you!
Jim Carrey Quotes:
#1. If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.” – Jim Carrey
#2. “I think everyone should get rich and famous, and do everything that they ever dreamed of so that they can see that it’s not the answer.”- Jim Carrey
#3. “I’m very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.” –Jim Carrey
#4. “My soul is not contained within the limits of my body; my body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul.”- Jim Carrey
#5. “Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world.”- Jim Carrey
#6. “Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it, and LAUGH.”- Jim Carrey
#7. “People need motivation to do anything. I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation.”- Jim Carrey
#8. “Society is collapsing, and people are starting to recognize that the reason they feel like they’re mentally ill is that they’re living in a system that’s not designed to suit the human spirit.”- Jim Carrey
#9. “The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is.”- Jim Carrey
#10. “When things are really bad the only thing to do is laugh.”- Jim Carrey
#11. “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”- Jim Carrey
#12. “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.”- Jim Carrey
#13. “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.”- Jim Carrey
#14. “I’ve been on a quest for spiritual answers for a long time. The things I’ve learned about interconnectedness and non-duality and the feeling of tapping into your soul that goes beyond the edge of your skin is important to me. Once I learned that I’m far less often trapped in my own little man problems. Me against the universe problems.”- Jim Carrey
#15. “If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?”- Jim Carrey
#16. “Originality is really important.”- Jim Carrey
#17. “There was a time when people said, ‘Jim if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.’ Now they just say, ‘Pay him!”- Jim Carrey
#18. “It’s nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren’t the ones Tom Hanks wipes his butt with.”- Jim Carrey
#19. ” How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out.”- Jim Carrey
#20. “I just want to be myself. If I lose a few people who can’t deal with the fact that there’s other forces in the world, that’s OK with me.”- Jim Carrey
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