I dont think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you aint desperate at some point, you aint interesting. – Jim Carrey
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. – Jim Carrey
Before I do anything, I think, well what hasnt been seen. Sometimes, that turns out to be something ghastly and not fit for society. And sometimes that inspiration becomes something thats really worthwhile. – Jim Carrey
In this business, if you take too long, the landscape changes. So the opportunities that were there when I decided to take a break werent there when I came back. Its like, Wait a second – what happened here? It was a real learning experience. Ive paid my dues, I will tell you that. – Chris ODonnell
Of the primary emotions, fear is the one that bears most directly on survival. Children show fear. Adults try not to, maybe because its shameful, or, in some circumstances, dangerous. The fear response is automatic, though, and your body runs through its reflexes whether you want it to or not. – Sebastian Junger