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“Jim can run hot and he can run cold.”
“He is someone who desperately needs to be with someone, then just as desperately needs to be alone. But at the same time, he can be a very loving, very compassionate guy.”
Carrey’s intense personality has also led to professional problems.
During the filming of Man on the Moon, he fully immersed himself in the role of Andy Kauffman.
His method acting led him to lose himself.
He found himself asking questions like, “What do I believe? What are my politics? What do I like and dislike?”
After filming was over, Carrey felt he’d lost himself.
“If I can put Jim Carrey aside for 4 months, who is Jim Carrey?” he asked. “Who the hell is that?”
