Regarding his father, Jim Carrey had this to say:

“My father could have been a great comedian but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice.

Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant, and when I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job, and our family had to do whatever we could to survive.

I learned many great lessons from my father.

Not the least of which was that:

You can fail at what you don't want.

So you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”