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I realized that I could lose myself in a character. I could live in a character. It was a choice. And when I finished with that, I took a month to remember who I was. ‘What do I believe? What are my politics? What do I like and dislike?’ It took me a while, and I was depressed going back into my concerns and my politics. But there was a shift that had already happened. And the shift was, ‘Wait a second. If I can put Jim Carrey aside for four months, who is Jim Carrey? Who the hell is that?’ ... I know now he does not really exist. He’s ideas. ... Jim Carrey was an idea my parents gave me. Irish-Scottish-French was an idea I was given. Canadian was an idea that I was given. I had a hockey team and a religion and all of these things that cobble together into this kind of Frankenstein monster, this representation. It’s like an avatar. These are all the things I am. You are not an actor, or a lawyer. No one is a lawyer. There are lawyers, law is practiced, but no one is a lawyer. There is no one, in fact, there.”

— Jim Carrey

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Wonderful saying. I like the movies Jim Carry is in. Thank you for sharing this with everyone.😀👍🌈

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my pleasure

That sounds like a fascinating thing to do 4woody and it is actually a recognised technique for actors portaying a particular character, whether real or fictional. But I can understand that it might raise questions when you abandon that persona and realise that you have actually adopted some of the thoughts of the person in whose character you've been living!

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