Dumb and Dumber star feared iconic toilet scene would 'end career'
22.05.2024 - 08:13
/ ok.co.uk
It's a film that has gone down in comedy history. But Jeff Daniels has admitted he feared Dumb and Dumber might "end" his career. The 69 year old actor, who portrayed the bumbling Harry alongside Jim Carrey's Lloyd in the 1994 comedy classic, opened up about his trepidation regarding the film's infamous toilet scene.
Speaking to USA Today, he recalled: "It's one thing to read the toilet scene, but then the day comes and we're actually going to do the toilet scene." He shared his concerns with Jim, saying: "I told Jim, 'This is either the beginning of my career or the end of it.'" Carrey, ever the confident performer, reassured him: "Jim, who is fearless, told me, 'It's going to be great. You've just got to go all the way with it.'".
The encouragement from Jim led Jeff to fully commit to the performance. He described the experience as: "That was a couple hours of porcelain gymnastics.
And that close-up when they pop in tight on my red face. I had been doing it so long, I had almost passed out." Despite being more recognised for his dramatic roles at the time, such as in Terms of Endearment, Daniels faced opposition from his agents who doubted the move into comedy. He recounted their warnings: "I had agents, who weren't wrong, telling me, 'You're a serious actor.
This is not the direction you need to be going.
We're going to stop this and get you off this movie.'" However, Jeff was determined to diversify his portfolio and was eager to work with Jim. Understanding the necessity to embrace the film's zany humor, especially since the studio had initially hoped to cast a comedian for the role of Harry, Jeff knew he had to dive headfirst into the absurdity of Dumb and Dumber' He exclaimed: "It was like, I've got scenes. I knew I
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