Jim Carrey returns as ’Yes Man’
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 19, 2008 00:00
LOS ANGELES - Funnyman Jim Carrey is hoping his latest comedy can help movie-goers escape from the endless stream of gloomy headlines about the recession-hit US economy.
The Canadian-born actor returns to screens across North America on Friday in "Yes Man," a quirky comedy about a loan officer who decides to transform his life by answering "Yes" to everything.
The film is based on the 2005 book of the same name by Scottish humorist Danny Wallace, who chronicled his own attempts to make his life more interesting by answering yes to any question.
Carrey, the star of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "The Truman Show" and "Liar Liar," told reporters in Beverly Hills he hoped the movie would provide some uplifting escapism to audiences.
"Comedy's always welcome, but especially in times like this. It's like, what else do you want to do? You want to have some positive happen in your life." Carrey said he hoped the film would encourage people to "engage in life."
"If there is a message, it's just engage in life," he said. "You know, say 'Yes' more than you do 'No', maybe a little bit more than you did before, and life kind of turns out all right. Usually you regret the things you say no to."
It's a philosophy Carrey has tried to follow in his own life. Asked if he considered himself a "Yes Man," he replied: "I would say yes, even when I say no because sometimes saying no is saying yes to your own self worth.
The film is based on the 2005 book of the same name by Scottish humorist Danny Wallace, who chronicled his own attempts to make his life more interesting by answering yes to any question.
Carrey, the star of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "The Truman Show" and "Liar Liar," told reporters in Beverly Hills he hoped the movie would provide some uplifting escapism to audiences.
"Comedy's always welcome, but especially in times like this. It's like, what else do you want to do? You want to have some positive happen in your life." Carrey said he hoped the film would encourage people to "engage in life."
"If there is a message, it's just engage in life," he said. "You know, say 'Yes' more than you do 'No', maybe a little bit more than you did before, and life kind of turns out all right. Usually you regret the things you say no to."
It's a philosophy Carrey has tried to follow in his own life. Asked if he considered himself a "Yes Man," he replied: "I would say yes, even when I say no because sometimes saying no is saying yes to your own self worth.