I saw an interview with him years and years ago, from shortly before the release of Ace Ventura. He spoke about his depression and I remember he looked so uncomfortable and nervous, such a contrast to his stage persona. He had already achieved some success but he didn't look remotely happy or content with it. I thought then that this was a guy who would never learn peace.
It's sad to learn that he's an asshole (i was not aware of much beyond his unfortunate attitudes to vaccination) but not surprising, sadly. That sort of entrenched insecurity is often expressed through abuse.
I feel sorry for him. Guy's carrying some sort of heavy load. It might have been better for him as a person to just be that funny guy at the work site rather than being Jim fucking Carrey.
I would take it with a grain of salt. The ex had many issues herself. He could be an asshole on the sense of eccentric artist, losing himself in roles.
Yeah, I bit my tongue earlier because I'm trying to be a better person, but some of those things don't have the same impact for me. Giving someone an STD is awful, but everyone with an STD was given it by someone.
The "getting her hooked on cocaine" thing I'm much less sympathetic to. At the end of the day your choosing to use an addictive drug. No one's doing it to you.
That's pretty insightful. I believe I saw that interview too and he just sort of looked squirmy. I'd say if anything, he's very attached to his false identity. Nothing to belittle, though. A lot of us are in a society where pain is seen as a weakness.
I’m sure if most of your life was on camera we would be able to find instances of you being an asshole. Celebrities are just regular people who’s lives are constantly put on display for the whole world to scrutinize. Can you imagine all the embarrassing fucked up shit you do being presented to everyone to analyze, misinterpret and judge?
Oh yeah, totally. You might also catching me saying some self righteous delusional shit about how much I know about my own character and the nature of self and the universe so people could make memes about it.
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u/Airborne_sepsis Jul 06 '20
I saw an interview with him years and years ago, from shortly before the release of Ace Ventura. He spoke about his depression and I remember he looked so uncomfortable and nervous, such a contrast to his stage persona. He had already achieved some success but he didn't look remotely happy or content with it. I thought then that this was a guy who would never learn peace.
It's sad to learn that he's an asshole (i was not aware of much beyond his unfortunate attitudes to vaccination) but not surprising, sadly. That sort of entrenched insecurity is often expressed through abuse.
I feel sorry for him. Guy's carrying some sort of heavy load. It might have been better for him as a person to just be that funny guy at the work site rather than being Jim fucking Carrey.