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Video Companion
Jim Carrey: I Needed Color
Once the king of movie comedies, Jim Carrey has been a bit of a recluse on the big screen the past few years. His last string of starring roles came in 2013 and 2014 with the releases of "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," "Kick-Ass 2" and "Dumb and Dumber To," all of which misfired with critics and struggled at the box office.
Eight years ago, Carrey began painting as a way to "heal a broken heart," and it's produced some of his best work yet. This art documentary finds Carrey hard at work in his studio, opening with the poignant sentiment, “What you do in life chooses you.”
“I think what makes someone an artist is they make models of their inner life,” Carrey says in the video. “They make something come into physical being that is inspired by their emotions or their needs or what they feel the audience needs.”