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 is ideas…
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“If I can put who I am aside, who am I?”
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