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Updated 12/21/01

JIM CARREY: Seriously

This time last year Canadian-born actor Jim Carrey was green and mean as The Grinch. In his new film The Majestic, Carrey plays a man with amnesia who is adopted by a whole town. It's a serious character and the "new" Carrey was anxious to act in a film that would be something inspiring for the whole family. The Truman Show started this more dramatic trend for Jim who has done some soul searching lately. Although he's still naturally funny, he wants to take on roles that make a difference. In a very revealing interview, the well-loved star exposed a romantic and idealistic side few have seen before.

AGW:: You are very real and serious in this film. Were you anxious to play a serious role?

Carrey: It was a wonderful thing to listen and have real chemical reactions between people. A lot of times, in the comedies, it's 'set Jim up and let him go'. So it was a more ensemble feeling. To work with (old-pro) guys like James Whitmore and Martin Landau, it was fascinating to be around them because they are not tired of it. They aren't jaded. It was beautiful. To me, that's the ghost of Christmas future. Can I still be interested in what I do in my '70's? You can. You can never perfect it, ever. It's divine dissatisfaction.

AGW:: How did you get ready to play a guy in the 1950's?

Carrey: A time machine. No. I'm very much into old movies. The (Frank) Capra movies (like It's a Wonderful Life) are my favorites. I read a lot about the era. I got back issues of the Los Angeles Times and was sitting there every day like it was 1951. The movie is about choices and respect for sacrifice and the effect that people can have on each other. I love the transition when (my character Peter) goes into the town because he's starting over. He's who Peter Appleton would be had he had all these wonderful, loving people telling him he was worth something. That's what makes a hero are people you grow up with making you believe you're a hero. That's a good thing to put out there.

AGW:: Do we need an inspiring movie like this especially after 9-11?

Carrey: People can be cynical but certain things trigger childlike emotions and innocence in all of us. You can't deny love. You see it on the screen or in life. It's there and it gets to you. It gets inside. This movie is about a whole town of people who think of this character as their son. This character is everyone who someone has lost. I went (to New York) after September 11th and saw the site and read some of the things that people had written (about their loved-ones) and that's what kills you. There are magnificent, incredible people that were lost. I think this movie is a good-hearted thing to put out in the world. It kind of makes you leave the theater and think, 'I'd better call my dad'.

AGW:: We always hear that you are a very soul-searching, spiritual person. Does that effect your choices?

Carrey: You could never prove it by the work, could ya? It's effecting things more and more. Maybe, as time goes by, I see that connecting with people is more important. I believe scripts find me for a reason. I don't know why yet but a few weeks in, I will realize why I'm doing something. The Grinch meant something to me. I have lead an isolated life. I do know what it's like to be the furry green freak who walks into the room. The Majestic is very much about manhood and I'm faced with getting older and it's 'What is your legacy going to be?' 'What will people say about you?' Do you really mean something to people or are you the guy who just sits back and waits to do something outlandish'? A lot of this movie is about doing something for the right reasons.

AGW:: What is the craziest thing you ever did for love?

Carrey: Love has brought me to my knees so many times. I can't figure it out but I do know I totally believe in it. You can't be romantic these days or you're a stalker. You don't show up under the window anymore. I haven't been able to hold onto it. More than anything I want to set that up for myself. I'm dating, of course. I've put rose petals all over her lawn, making cassettes with all the perfect music on it. I've done the psychotic thing. I've also been the guy trying to get away from somebody.

AGW:: You've done great work but never get nominated for an Academy award. What's with that?

Carrey: I think it would be wonderful to get one of those awards some day. That would be fantastic. If it happened I would be grateful but it is all about the work. I've asked myself, 'what do I really want?' It's that I want to tell stories. I think it's one of the most important roles in society, the storyteller. We learn things through the stories. That's what matters to me. If I got an Academy Award it would only mean that my peers felt that I did a good job doing that. I just need to keep growing.

Teenhollywood. This film is also about an old movie theater. What was your local theater growing up?

Carrey: The Willow Show on Young Street in Toronto. It's where I saw The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes with Kurt Russell. That was my first movie.

AGW:: What DVDs are you watching right now?

Carrey: The Grinch, over and over again. It's a great DVD. It's got probably 5 hours of material. Just sit there with a bag of chips, don't have a life, never go out. There's a lot of behind the scenes stuff.

AGW:: Are you interested in behind the scenes stuff?

Carrey: Being part of the process, I'm always completely amazed. I walk on sets and I know that some writer sat in a room with a page. There are things you can come up with in a wink of an eye that take somebody four months to build. It's insane. I look at something like The Grinch, I go 'Ron Howard, you're the man'. I wouldn't want that (directing) responsibility, at least not yet.

AGW:: People have compared you to classic actor Jimmy Stewart in this film.

Carrey: I met him. I was very stoked to meet him. I embarrassed him. I made a big deal and he got all red and walked away. It was at a church where he was doing a bible reading. I was in the front just grinning at him. It was an honest response. I was devastated but when I walked out I realized, I was in a church going 'You are God' to Jimmy Stewart. From then on I looked at him as a great actor, not someone I knew personally.

AGW:: You are going to do Children of the Dust Bowl, another historical story. Another serious role?

Carrey: It goes back to 'you will be what you're told you're worth', unless you fight like hell. Here's Leo Hart who, when the Okies (Oklahoma transients) came from the Dust Bowl, their children were deemed unteachable because they were wild, angry and poor. I know what it's like not understanding what the teacher is saying because your home life is completely (messed up). This guy said 'this is our job' and he took this bunch of kids and built a school by hand with them and gave them the pride of building something for themselves. It's a great, sweet story. This school became THE place to be. I don't remember what I learned in school but I remember the teachers that taught me. I remember the ones who stood out. That story is about someone making children feel worthwhile.

AGW:: How do kids react to you?

Carrey: I've never gotten anything but total love from kids. It's so cool. They love the Grinch but my daughter has had a lot to deal with to because of The Mask and me playing the Riddler. All the kids in school know but she handles it gracefully.