Jim Carrey has revealed he would like to star in a drama again – if it was the right role.

The 52-year-old funnyman is best known for his comedic roles in Dumb And Dumber, The Mask and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, although he has shown off his serious side in The Truman Show, Man On The Moon and I Love You Phillip Morris.

Jim Carrey
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“I hope to, sure,” he said. “Those are the types of things I like for something special. I like the idea to be a special effect in itself.”

Jim – who has reprised his role as Lloyd Christmas in Dumb And Dumber To – said all his dramatic roles were special to him.

“As far as dramas go, I’ve been in several and I like them all. They’re like my kids!” he said.

“Playing (Andy) Kaufman in Man On The Moon was an honour, and I Love You Phillip Morris, I thought was a very original idea. The fact that a gay man would use Aids as an escape route was amazing to me.”

Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Jim and Kate Winslet in in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Momentum Pictures/PA)

He continued: “Eternal Sunshine is a concept and a very rare moment where a writer and director capture a primal human thing, which is the idea of being erased. And The Truman Show, I felt so lucky to be a part of.

“I had actually attempted to write something like The Truman Show two years before and couldn’t get the handle, and then the script came to me and I thought, ‘Thank you God. Somebody did it’.”

Jim also added: “I love all the comedies. Sometimes I pick the really edgy and darker stuff.”

:: Dumb And Dumber To is in cinemas now.