As we all know, life in Hollywood is full of ups and downs. Jim’s life is no exception. He has received both good and bad reviews. For The Cable Guy , he was the first actor in history to be paid US$20 million for a single film. He’s been through marriages and divorces. However, Jim has had to face another battle. He has been diagnosedwith depression, a common mentalillness that millions of people face.
Jim has treated his depression with medicine in the past, but he has also learned to see the condition in his own unique way. As he once said in an interview, depression is the body’s way of saying it is tired of playing the character that you have been playing. Jim believes depression means the body needs a “deep rest.” Thus, you need to change your character, just as an actor might do from film to film.
