Overview
- A Graham Norton interview clip recirculating on Reddit and TikTok has prompted new discussion of Carrey’s account of the role’s extreme demands.
- Carrey said the first makeup day lasted about 8.5 hours, felt like being buried alive, and led him to tell director Ron Howard he could not continue.
- Entertainment Weekly reports that Brian Grazer brought in Richard Marcinko, a former Navy SEAL commander who trained CIA operatives, to teach coping techniques.
- Carrey described using tactics such as listening to the Bee Gees, smoking through a long holder, striking his leg, and refocusing his mind, with the daily application later reduced to about three hours.
- He endured the full transformation roughly 100 times and said he stayed on for the kids, as fans now react with a mix of dismay and admiration.