Memoirs and Misinformation.In an interview with The New York Times, the actor shared details on the upcoming book, co-written with Dana Vachon, which takes Carrey’s experiences in Hollywood and transposes them into a fictional story.“None of this is real and all of it is true,” the book’s description reads on Amazon, while Carrey added on the main character: “Jim Carrey in this book is really a representative — he’s an avatar of anybody in my position.