Jim Carrey shares one character he’d love to play ‘one more time’

With such a iconic list of credits to his name, there is one role that Jim Carrey would just love to play ‘one more time’.

From The Mask and The Grinch to Truman Burbank and Liar Liar’s Fletcher Reede, it might be pretty hard for fans to pick out just one of the star’s film characters.

And while his method acting may be somewhat controversial, there is no denying that Carrey certainly has range.

But as we get all nostalgic and look back at the star, who turns 64 this weekend, in flicks like Dumb & Dumber, Bruce Almighty and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the long list of strong personas hasn’t necessarily been easy for him.

The actor has previously been open about the emotional and mental toll that wearing the mask of others has had on him.

I mean, what a character this was. (New Line Cinema)

"As an actor, you play characters, and if you go deep enough into those characters, you realise your own character is pretty thin to begin with," Carrey told The Wrap in 2017.

"You suddenly have this separation and go, 'Who’s Jim Carrey? Oh, he doesn’t exist, actually'."

So it's no wonder that the Yes Man star was ready to call it quits and leave the acting world behind in 2022.

Thankfully, Carrey later cancelled his plans to retire - so naturally, the next thing on the minds of fans was what role he would step into.

Or, more specifically, whether he was ready to take a trip down memory lane and revive one of his legendary characters for another film.

This topic of conversation came up while Carrey was doing press ahead of the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in 2024.

Now that really would be a great Christmas. (Universal Pictures)

He was asked which character he would love to play 'one more time' - and it's good news for fans of Christmas.

Carrey told Comicbook.com: "Oh, gosh, you know, if we could figure out the Grinch...

"The thing about it is, on the day, I do that with a ton of makeup and can hardly breathe. It was an extremely excruciating process."

"The children were in my mind all the time.

"‘It’s for the kids. It’s for the kids. It’s for the kids.’

"And now, with motion capture and things like that, I could be free to do other things. Anything is possible in this world!"

Carrey has been very open about the ‘torture’ he experienced playing the festive fiend, but who knows, maybe times have changed?