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Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it.

— Ben Stiller

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I feel like Jim Carrey is probably the closest thing to a true physical comedian that we have working today.

— Josh Gad

When someone can, on a worldwide level, make someone laugh, that's power. A lot my heroes - Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, the Wayans, Adam Sandler - they get it. And I've always felt that Andy Samberg is the future of comedy.

— Terry Crews

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

There are comedians that I like. I think a lot of it, you just figure out on your own. It's definitely one of those things that you get good at by doing it a lot. But I like Jim Gaffigan. Patton Oswalt. Janeane Garofalo.

— Michael Showalter

I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.

— Dev Patel

When I grew up, one of comedy idols was Rowan Atkinson, who of course is Mr. Bean and uses physical comedy. Same with Jim Carrey. Both of those guys. And Peter Sellers. Most of my comedy idols are physical comics.

— Rhys Darby

I enjoy comedic things. People don't understand it's the hardest thing to do. We have a ratio of 25-to-1 between good dramatic actors and people who are considered good comic actors.

— Charles Grodin

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was a giant fan of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' in high school, and I was obsessed with Jim Carrey and cut out any picture of Jim Carrey that ever came in any kind of magazine. I put it all over my walls. At the time, I thought humor was just repeating lines from 'Ace Ventura' ad nauseum in the back of my advanced math class.

— Jordan Klepper

Steve Howey is probably the funniest man in Hollywood. For real. He is just that person that can make you laugh at all times.

— Shanola Hampton

Any comic is a very good actor. Look at Don Rickles. He is saying the same joke every night for 20 years and making it look like he just thought of it.

— Joan Rivers