Jim Carrey is a comedy star, however that does not imply he hasn’t dipped his toes into extra dramatic waters. The 1999 biographical dramedy “Man on the Moon” is proof of that. Carrey stars as Andy Kaufman, an entertainer struggling to search out his place within the business. It is based mostly on the lifetime of the actual Kaufman, although some adjustments had been made.
Pouring himself into the position, Carrey opted to remain because the character your complete time of manufacturing, even behaving in methods on set that he wasn’t happy with. “Someplace within the background, there’s just a little piece of Jim going, ‘Oh, no, you are not going to try this,'” the actor shared with the Los Angeles Occasions. “However I used to be simply alongside for the trip.” Many of those interactions had been filmed, however the footage wasn’t launched on the time.
As a result of he lived because the character for 4 months, the actor discovered it arduous to return to himself. “I used to be trying again at myself and going, ‘What the hell do I consider?'” the actor acknowledged. “That was a course of.” Although troublesome, Carrey discovered extra about himself throughout the expertise. “The method over time has been, ‘Oh, even that’s not actual. Even that’s not stable.’ It is disconcerting at first as a result of it is a demise,” Carrey continued. “In the end, I will ascend out of that perception and perceive: None of that is who I’m.”