Jim Carrey Quotes

I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years.

I was a class clown. My father was a class clown. My son has been a class clown, and it sort of ran in the family.

The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive.

Honestly, I was a good kid but I figured out pretty early that I had a gift for making people laugh. I wanted to entertain and when that happens you tend to get yourself in trouble in class.

I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.

At the end of the day, I know that I make my living by dressing up, fooling around, playing pranks and giving people a good time. I am enjoying the ride.

I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends.

I always performed as a kid to make my family laugh and was more concerned with making kids at school laugh than I was about the lessons.

I was always a bit of a class clown.

Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside.

There are a lot of funny people and a lot of unfunny people. Some of them are women and some of them are dudes.

I guess, for me, I've always thought that there was humor everywhere. And as a kid, I just, you know, I grew up an only child, and I - sort of nothing made me happier than to make my parents laugh. I remember I had costumes and things laying around the house that I was, you know, anything that I could do to make my parents laugh.

I've always wanted... I wanted to give people joy.

I always just loved to laugh. I always just loved it as a kid.

I made a living out of being a class clown.

I love to see people laugh and put a smile on peoples' faces. Anytime I'm doing that I'm happy.

I've made a lot of grown men cry with laughter, because I really am quite the joke.

I thought I wanted to be a clown, because what would be better than making people laugh?

Making people laugh is what I really enjoy.

I think I was always the class clown.

Bringing humor and bringing happiness and joy to an audience is a wonderful opportunity in life, believe me.

This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.

I liked making people laugh. I remember that specifically, being really young and having my parents being in the audience and laughing. It wasn't really a 'Oh, I'm the center of attention' feeling; it was more 'Oh, I'm making them so happy right now' feeling. I liked that.

People haven't seen me in a comedic setting, but that's who I really am.

I developed a knack for storytelling early on around the kitchen table with my family. I just happen to be a funny guy.