My Jim Carrey Bruce Almighty Pictures

I have finally been able to add my Jim pics from the Bruce Almighty premiere that I went to! They are really good close up shots! I shook his hand as he worked his way down the line. It was my first time meeting him. The time I actually talked to him came later when I was at the screening for Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind. (See story below)

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Well, it has finally happened. I met Jim Carrey.

However before I begin the tale, I have something else to say on this topic.

Someone signed my guestbook as a private entry and then decided to not tell me who they were when I opened the message to read it. Why hide who you are? Anyway, the message read "Instead of bragging about your close encounters with Jim Carrey, why don't you actually tell people how he inspired you?" I personally think that in my write-up about my encounter with Jim, I make it very clear how he has inspired me. I would challenge anyone to go through what I have and then see how they would handle it. This situation I have been through is not something I am proud of, so I would hardly call my entry about meeting Jim "bragging". I would never want to go through this situation again!

Do I feel blessed that I have met him? Yes, I do. I will not lie about that. After all, I have admired him for 13 years now. He is who inspired me to chase my dream. Never did I imagine that someday I would be going through all the hard times he did. So it makes me feel even more inspired by him. But by my telling others what happened, I meant for it to be inspiring for others. That their hope of meeting him someday will happen.

I am sorry if anyone has taken anything I have said about my meeting Jim in the wrong way. I am not "bragging" about it. I am simply telling my story. Jim Carrey Online has a whole section dedicated just for you to tell your story about meeting Jim or Jim sightings. So I feel my telling my story is no different then others telling their tale as well. Now on with the story... :-)

I went to the first screening of Jim's upcoming movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which was very very good by the way. Well, Jim is known to show up at the first screenings for his movies. So we sat as far back as possible in the theater in hopes of seeing him sneak in the back door after the lights went down. Well, we never saw him come in.

Next thing I know, after the movie we looked up and saw Jim's personal assistant, Linda. So we knew that Jim HAD to be there somewhere.

So we went outside and decided to go to the back of the theater to see if Jim came out the back. When we got back there, we saw a black SUV waiting by the sidewalk with it's lights on. We sat by the car waiting to see if Jim came out and to see who was going to get into that SUV. I did not want to pass up my chance to meet him.

About 30 minutes of waiting, Jim, his daughter Jane, Linda, and some other man walk out the back doors. Then a few other guys joined in the group. They were just standing out there talking. By this point it is 10:00 pm and I told them that if the group got smaller I would go over to Jim. About 10 seconds later, about 3 of the people walked off and all that was left was Jim, Jane, Linda, and the guy who I assume is a bodyguard. So I got a fresh piece of gum and decided that I should not litter (LOL) and go over to the trashcan that was about 5 feet from Jim and his group. So I started walking over there like I was on some mission from God! LOL

I threw my trash away and took one step away from the trash can and I waited. All 4 of them looked over at me at the same time and the bodyguard guy kinda tensed up a bit but Jim put is hand out towards them and said really sweetly, "No. It's okay."

He looked me right in the eye, smiled really big, put out his hand before he even got over to me and walked up to me and shook my hand. So I proceeded to apologize to the group for interuppting.

I looked up at Jim and I said the following: "I have been wanting to tell you something for the longest time." He was smiling at me and said, "Okay." I said, "I have recently gone through some very difficult times that I know for fact you can relate to. I was living out of a car with my family earlier this year and now I am staying in a hotel room in exchange for my stay there. I have been following your career for 12 years now and it freaks me out that my life is become parallel to your past." He said, "Oh, man." Like he was sympathetic. But he looked at me and never looked away. He seemed really interested in what I had to say.

I then said, "I have something for you. I have been carrying this around with me for awhile now." And I pulled out the letter I had written him earlier this year. I said, "It is only one page. Short, sweet and to the point." He said, "That's okay."

I said, "Please read this whenever you get a chance. It explains my situation in more detail and it would be nice to vent to someone who I know understands what it is like. Plus on top of the pressure pile, I came out here to act so that just adds to the pile of crap."

He said, "Don't call it crap. Just keep the faith." I said, "Well, I am still going through these hard times so it is crap. Maybe one day I will look back and laugh but not right now." And he smiled. Then he put out his hand to shake mine again so I shook it and then we were hugging.

So I told him once more to read it when he got the chance and really sweetly he said, "I will. I will. Thank you." Jim's daughter was smiling the entire time at me. LOL So I am relieved that I got to tell Jim how I feel and give him my letter about my situation. Just pray that he responds in some way. I really need to talk to someone who can fully understand how I am feeling. And you could tell while I was talking to Jim that he certainly did not expect me to tell him all I did. I did not ask for a picture or an autograph. That would be acting like a typical fan and I did not want to treat him like that. So I handled it very classy and did not studder or mess up what I had to say.

But I am kinda disappointed now that it is over. So I find myself getting kinda sad every once and a while in fear that he will not respond. Even a letter would be something. Ya know? I am not a typical fan. I am not trying to gush all over him. I just need to talk to my mentor basically. So as silly as it may sound, please pray that this is not the end of this story.

Bruce Almighty Premiere

Yes, you heard it here first everyone! I went to the Bruce Almighty premiere and we were standing right at the front of the barricade. So when he came down the red carpet, he stopped to do a few interviews and then actually came over to the crowd! He signed autographs etc. And he worked his way down the line, came to me and shook my hand. I made eye contact and all!! So I smiled really big. But I did not ask for an autograph or anything because I did not want to seem like just another fan. I wanted to be more classy then that.

We almost won tickets to go inside to see the premiere! But instead I have 2 Bruce posters, a sign, and I won concert tickets from a local radio station. Some other famous people that were there were the other stars of the movie including Jennifer Aniston! And Will Farrell, Rodney Dangerfield, Tom Shadyac (the director), Hillary Duff, Shannon Elizabeth, Lance Bass, and Leann Rymes.

Cameras were going crazy and so were the cameras of ET, Extra, Access Hollywood, and news stations. So make sure you look for me if you happen to watch. You never know, you might see me.

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NEWS SOOOOOOO OLD THAT YOU'VE BEEN LIVING IN A HOLE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT:

The "Rally For Jim" is turned out to be a success. We have received our first response. Go to the Rally for Jim Page to check it out. The letter is from John Pavlik, Director of Communiactions at the Academy.