USA: Jim Carrey says it's hard to get a word in edgewise when your co-stars are penguins

Record ID: 536348

  • Title: USA: Jim Carrey says it's hard to get a word in edgewise when your co-stars are penguins
  • Date: 17th June 2011
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (RECENT) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) JIM CARREY SAYING: "A lot of people say, 'don't work with children and animals' and I seem to barrel straight into them every time I get out there. They're attracted to me. Something about my scent. Perhaps because I don't wash."
  • Embargoed: 2nd July 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Usa, Usa
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
  • Reuters ID: LVA7Q4T3P9U6WYE60B9DUOK910E0
  • Story Text: Jim Carrey's life is a zoo. Literally. In his latest film, "Mr. Popper's Penguins," the actor once again teams up with live animals - this time 6 penguins who made working on set more than a little difficult.
    "A lot of people say, 'don't work with children and animals' and I seem to barrel straight into them every time I get out there. They're attracted to me. Something about my scent. Perhaps because I don't wash."
    The movie is a contemporary twist on the popular 1938 children's book, about a businessman whose life begins to change after he inherits six penguins and transforms his urban apartment into a winter wonderland.
    Carrey has done numerous films with animal co-stars, including "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective" and "Bruce Almighty," but he said working with live penguins posed a challenge he never faced before.
    "You couldn't get a line out without them going [makes penguin noise]. They were like critics just trying to mess with your head. I'd go, 'you know, I feel a little [makes penguin noise].' Can we do that again?"
    So after working so closely with his little tuxedo-colored co-stars, what did Carrey learn?
    "That they're edible. They taste delicious. None of the penguins in this movie went to waste. I just want to tell people out there that. Make sure you know that we were very, very conscientious. They were absolutely delicious," he joked.
    "Mr. Popper's Penguins" opens in theaters on June 17.
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