Inside the Actors Studio with Jim Carrey

About an hour ago I finished watching an episode of Inside the Actors Studio which showcased the funny-man, Jim Carrey. Jim Carrey is most likely one of my favorite actors because of the innocence he portrays within most of his characters such as Truman in the Truman Show. Carrey portrays Truman as a somewhat "happy go-lucky" almost 1950s sitcom like husband who is stuck within a lifestyle that is completely designed around him by a film crew. Through his own detective-like abilities, Truman discovers the veil that had been cast over his life since the day he was born, and pursues a life of legitimacy and unfiltered realism.

Which is very much a pursuit of purpose and the veracity of our environment, which a pursuit we can all relate with. This is conceivably the genius of Jim Carrey. He has an uncanny ability to relate to his audience through the genres of drama and comedy. The personalities of his characters are often so unconventional that they parody the diversity of society while still showing their coerciveness with the communal human experience.

This is validated through his last speech within the episode in which he explains that his job, and the jobs of many within the film making business, is to tell the truth. To be a vessel to express the truthfulness and gripping abilities of human stories. This statement I cannot agree with more. It is a true sign of wisdom and has given me much more respect for an actor I used to only think of as only silly. However, now I realize his true potential in less parodying characters.

I love watching comedians succeed in the category of drama because I believe that the dramatic performances of comedians show the true actor within. Performances unshielded by their own abilities to cover up their insecurities and idiosyncrasies with laughter, leaving only a rarely touched surface of true emotion. I look forward to seeing his latest movie 'I Love You Phillip Morris' and watching him expand even more into original works like 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'.