Cameron Diaz, actress, The Mask

My first [film] was with Jim Carrey in the Mask, and that was life altering. I quickly had to learn how to play it straight with someone who is so brilliant and so funny all the time. It was definitely a challenge. I had no idea what I was getting into. I was completely oblivious. At that time, Jim was still just the white guy from In Living Color. On my way to work the first day, I was really nervous. I showed up literally not knowing where to stand in front of the camera. I didn't even think there would be a mark on the floor. Jim held my hand, I just got to show up and play with him. It was just surprising to be in the film at all. That I didn't get cut out of the film was amazing.

Jim went off all the time. He's a dancer, a choreographer of his body. He gets in a groove and it just comes out. Whenever he was the Mask, he really did turn superhuman, and his body would do things you just didn't expect. He could do something as Jim and you'd be like wow but as the Mask you just got lost in the superhuman strength.

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