"What I have in common with the character in 'Truman' is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started"

Jim Carrey is describing the character Truman Burbank from the movie "The Truman Show". Truman is a guy who lives in a world that is completely fabricated and controlled by a tv manufacturer. He is unaware of this and is continuously attempting to please individuals around him. Jim Carrey is saying that he can relate to this character because he too has an extraordinary need to please individuals. He feels an excellent sense of regret if he is unable to do so, and this feeling has actually been with him ever since his success started. This quote shows how Jim Carrey has the ability to relate to a character from a film and how he is able to draw parallels between his own life and the life of a fictional character. It also demonstrates how success can bring with it a great sense of obligation and guilt.