Jim Carrey has announced his retirement from Hollywood for now and says that he has done enough for now. The actor confirmed that if he comes across a script in the future that he believes is very important for people to watch, then he might reconsider his decision but for now, he likes his quiet and spiritual life.
Jim Carrey Confirms He Is Retiring From Acting For Now: 'I Like My Quiet Life'
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On 2nd April 2022
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Jim Carrey has announced that he is 'retiring' from acting and claims that he's 'done enough'.
The Mask actor was recently disgusted by Will Smith's slap on Chris Rock at the Oscars confirmed his future plans and insisted that he's 'fairly serious'.
The 60-year-old was speaking to Access Hollywood ahead of his new film Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and he revealed he's 'probably' going to retire.
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He said: "Well, I am retiring, I am being fairly serious.
"It depends – if the angels bring some sort of script that's written in gold ink, that says to me that it's going to be really important for people to see, I might.
"I might continue down the road, but I'm taking a break.
Jim added: "I really like my quiet life, and I really love putting paint on canvas, and I really love my spiritual life, and I feel like – and this is something you might never hear another celebrity say as long as time exists – I have enough. I've done enough. I am enough."
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The Dumb and Dumber actor recently made it to the headlines of newspaper after making a comment regarding Will Smith and Chris Rock's situation.
Smith slapped Rock at the Academy Awards last week (27 March) after he made a joke at the expense of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Attendees at the awards show got to their feet after Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor, just a short while after he took to the stage to slap Rock.
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Talking to CBS's Gayle King, Jim said he didn't like the standing ovation Smith received.
"I was sickened by the standing ovation," Carrey said.
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The actor continued: "I felt like Hollywood is just spineless en masse," and insisted he would have sued Smith if he was in that same situation.
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Jim added: "I’d have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million."
He concluded: "That video is gonna be there forever. It’s gonna be ubiquitous. You know, that insult is gonna last a very long time."
Smith has apologized for being violent since then and the event organizers are said to be reviewing the situation.
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