Jim Carrey May Retire From Acting After ‘Sonic The Hedgehog: 2’

Beloved actor Jim Carrey, who will be appearing in 2022’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2, has said that after this role, he is “fairly serious,” about retiring from acting entirely. Carrey brought up his plan almost off-handedly while speaking with Access Hollywood.

His interviewer, Kit Hoover told Carrey that Dolly Parton wanted him for a part in her official biopic, and Carrey just responded with, “That’s a lovely thing, lovely thing, well I’m retiring.” When Hoover reacted in disbelief, Carrey said, “I’m being fairly serious.” He did leave some options open, adding “It depends, if the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink that says to me that it’s gonna be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road, but I’m taking a break.”

“I really like my quiet life,” the actor explained further. “And I really love putting paint on canvas, and I really love my spiritual life. And I feel like–and this is something you might not hear another celebrity say as long as time exists–I have enough. I’ve done enough. I am enough.”

After years in L.A. as an impressionist and stage comic, Carrey got his first big break in 1990 when he first gained notoriety as a cast member of the sketch series In Living Color. It wouldn’t be long before Carrey’s starring roles in The Mask, Ace Ventura, and Dumb & Dumber would cement him as an icon of big-screen comedies. Carrey would later prove himself to be just as capable in drama with roles in The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Carrey took a hiatus from film acting beginning in 2014, between his roles in Dumb and Dumber To and Sonic The Hedgehog. During this time he appeared in small roles in Indie films, executive produced the short-lived Showtime drama I’m Dying Up Here and gave a well-received performance for 20 episodes in the Hulu comedy series Kidding, in which he reunited with director Michel Gondry for the first time since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

You can watch Carrey’s comments on his retirement here.