50 Best Jim Carrey Quotes About Life and Success

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Jim Carrey is one of the greatest comedians of all time, but first, he had to go through a lot to earn his success. “He has won two ‘Golden Globe’ awards and been inducted into the ‘Canadian Walk of Fame’ for his achievements in cinema.”

Jim Carrey reminds us that success is never easy. Here are 75 of the best Jim Carrey quotes, that will motivate you.

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Best Jim Carrey Quotes

1. “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.”
― Jim Carrey

2. “Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.”― Jim Carrey

3. “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.” – Jim Carrey

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

5. “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” – Jim Carrey

6. “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”
― Jim Carrey

7. “You know the trouble with real life? There’s no danger music.”
― Jim Carrey

8. “It is better to risk starving to death than surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?”― Jim Carrey

9. “My soul is not contained within the limits of my body; my body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul.”― Jim Carrey

10. “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.”― Jim Carrey

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11. “My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh.”― Jim Carrey

12. “For the most sensitive among us, the noise can be too much.”
― Jim Carrey

13. “Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form risk being seen in all of your glory.”― Jim Carrey

14. “I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I’m just trying to create a good one for myself.” – Jim Carrey

15. “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.’” – Jim Carrey

16. “I just want to be myself.” – Jim Carrey

17. “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.” – Jim Carrey

18. “Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.” – Jim Carrey

19. “The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is.”
― Jim Carrey

20. “I love playing ego and insecurity combined.”
― Jim Carrey

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21. “It’s Better to Fail at What You Love Than Fail at What You Don’t.”
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22. “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.” – Jim Carrey

23. “People need motivation to do anything. I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation.” – Jim Carrey

24. “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.” – Jim Carrey

25. “I feel that we’re all lighthouses, and my job is to shine my light as brightly as I can to the darkness.”
― Jim Carrey

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26. “Life doesn’t happen to you. It happens for you.”
― Jim Carrey

27. “when things are really bad
the only thing to do is laugh”
― Jim Carrey

28. “If you’ve got a talent, protect it.”― Jim Carrey

29. “Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don’t limit myself.” – Jim Carrey

30. “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.”― Jim Carrey

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31. “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.” – Jim Carrey

32. “Originality is really important.” – Jim Carrey

33. “I have no limits. I cannot be contained because I am the container.” – Jim Carrey

34. “Sometimes it’s okay to eat your feelings.”― Jim Carrey

35. “Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much.”― Jim Carrey

36. “Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire and faith leaps over it.”― Jim Carrey

37. “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

38. “Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart.” – Jim Carrey

39. “I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don’t want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love. ”– Jim Carrey

40. “You can spend your whole life imagining ghosts, worrying about your pathway to the future, but all there will ever be is what’s happening here, and the decisions we make in this moment, which are based in either love or fear.” – Jim Carrey

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41. “Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through you. Risk being seen in all of your glory.” – Jim Carrey

42. “I wished people could realize all of their dreams of wealth and fame so they could see that it’s not where you’ll find your sense of completion.” – Jim Carrey

43. “This is the voice of your ego. If you listen to it, there will always be someone who seems to be doing better than you.” – Jim Carrey

44. “Beware of the unloved, because they will eventually hurt themselves… or others.” – Jim Carrey

45. “So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality. What we really want seems impossible out of reach and ridiculous to expect, so we never dare to ask the universe for it.” – Jim Carrey

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46. “I can tell you from experience the effect you have on others is the most valuable currency.”― Jim Carrey

47. “Even those who are closest to you and most in love with you, the people you love most in the world will find clarity confronting at times.”― Jim Carrey

48. “Oh, and why not take a chance on faith as well? Take a chance on faith, not religion, but faith.”― Jim Carrey

49. “It’s just about letting the universe know what you want and working towards it, while letting go of how it might come to pass.” – Jim Carrey

50. “You are ready and able to do beautiful things in this world, and as you walk through those doors today, you will only have two choices: love or fear. Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.”
― Jim Carrey

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