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Carrey felt like porn director on 'Yes Man'

Published Thursday, Dec 11 2008, 17:48 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Carrey felt like porn director on 'Yes Man'

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Jim Carrey has admitted that he felt like a "porn director" while filming a love scene with a 67-year-old woman for his new movie Yes Man.

Speaking to Digital Spy at the comedy's world premiere, Carrey said that his scene with Fionnula Flanagan was inspired by an incident that occured while he was a young stand-up comic.

Carrey said: "It was more challenging for her, I think! I felt a bit like a porn director. It was something out of my life, something from a club I played in Northern Ontario, Canada one time.

"There was a beautiful 40-year-old woman, I was 21 years old. Everyone said, 'She loves comedians and by the way she has false teeth.' It was appaling to me for a few seconds and then I went, 'That might not be horrible!'"

Based on British author Danny Wallace's best-selling book, Yes Man revolves around a recluse who turns his life around by answering yes to every question asked of him.

The film opens on December 26.

> Click here for our video coverage of the Yes Man premiere
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