For his position within the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which got here out in 2000, Jim Carrey’s tortuous costume and make-up had him on the verge of strolling away from a $20 million paycheck.
In an interview with Vulture, the actor stated the primary day of make-up took eight hours. He practically stop and suffered from panic assaults after having to put on painful inexperienced contacts, make-up that made him breathe by means of his mouth the entire time, and a full physique swimsuit manufactured from itchy yak hair. However earlier than he walked away, producer Brian Grazer employed the founding father of SEAL Staff Six to assist Carrey suck it up.
“Richard Marcinko was a gentleman that trained CIA officers and special-ops people how to endure torture. He gave me a litany of things that I could do when I began to spiral. Like punch myself in the leg as hard as I can. Have a friend that I trust and punch him in the arm. Eat everything in sight. Changing patterns in the room,” Carrey informed Vulture within the interview, which was revealed on Friday.
“If there’s a TV on when you start to spiral, turn it off and turn the radio on. Smoke cigarettes as much as possible. There are pictures of me as the Grinch sitting in a director’s chair with a long cigarette holder. I had to have the holder, because the yak hair would catch on fire if it got too close,” he added.
Carrey stated he later realized that Marcinko was the founding officer of SEAL Staff Six, the famed special-operations unit. Marcinko handed away at age 81 in December 2021.
Director Ron Howard and Grazer, who have been additionally a part of the Vulture interview, recalled Carrey struggling onset due to his Grinch costume.
Howard stated the ache he endured was much less bodily than psychological because the make-up was “destroying” Carrey’s pores and skin. It was decided by medical professionals that Carrey couldn’t work within the make-up 5 days in a row, so he would have a day without work or solely be off-camera feeding dialogue on Wednesdays, he added.
“Jim started having panic attacks. I would see him lying down on the floor in between setups with a brown paper bag. Literally on the floor. He was miserable,” Howard stated.
Carrey even supplied to return his complete $20 million paycheck, with curiosity, Grazer stated. However, as an alternative Grazer discovered Marcinko.
“I said, ‘Listen, you can quit on Monday, but just spend time with this guy on the weekend,’” Grazer stated.
