‘Whenever I wanted something to happen, I manifested it’: Jim Carrey

In a video, the actor shared how he used to work in factories, had a 9th grade education and said "it's a series of crushing disappointments and I just go into a different gear -- I go into 'don't know how it's gonna write itself, but it will'."

By: Lifestyle Desk

New Delhi | February 11, 2022 08:20 AM IST

2 min read

Jim Carrey wrote a check of $10 million to himself and give himself 5 years to earn the amount. (Photo: WIkimedia Commons)

In a 1988 interview with Toronto News, actor Jim Carrey, who has delivered masterful and memorable performances through his career, said: “After a while, hopefully it’ll be to a point where I can’t walk out in the street. Won’t that be fun?” Sure enough, he is now considered one of the most talented actors Hollywood the world has seen in this generation.

In a different, more recent video clip, Jim shared how he used to work in factories, had a 9th grade education and said that “it’s a series of crushing disappointments and I just go into a different gear — I go into ‘don’t know how it’s gonna write itself, but it will’.”

He also went on to share how he wrote a $10 million check to himself in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, “I wrote myself a check for 10 million dollars for acting services rendered, and I gave myself five years.” He adeed: “Just before Thanksgiving 1995, I found out that I was gonna make 10 million dollars!”

The Mustang bike that was in a scene in his movie The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind was one of the many things the actor manifested for himself earlier in life because his father couldn’t afford to buy him one. “Whenever I wanted something to happen, I manifested it. I stood there in an open field like this, [with] my arms out.”

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