Take a chance on faith - not religion, but faith. Not hope, but faith. I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire. Faith leaps over it.
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I absolutely want to have a career where you make'em laugh and make'em cry. It's all theater.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses the desire to evoke deep emotions through performance art, highlighting the dual power of theater to entertain and move an audience.
Jim Carrey emphasizes the transformative power of theater, where the ability to make people laugh and cry encapsulates the range of human emotions. This reflects his view on the importance of emotional authenticity in performance, suggesting that true art connects deeply with the audience on various emotional levels.
Themes
TheaterEmotionsArtPerformanceComedyDrama
In practice
Example use cases
Sharing this quote during a speech about the arts at a school assembly.
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