"Richard Marcinko was a gentleman that trained CIA officers and special-ops people how to endure torture. He gave me a litany of things that I could do when I began to spiral. Like punch myself in the leg as hard as I can. Have a friend that I trust and punch him in the arm. Eat everything in sight. Changing patterns in the room,"
"If there's a TV on when you start to spiral, turn it off and turn the radio on. Smoke cigarettes as much as possible. There are pictures of me as the Grinch sitting in a director's chair with a long cigarette holder. I had to have the holder, because the yak hair would catch on fire if it got too close,"
For the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Jim Carrey endured torturous makeup and costume processes that nearly made him quit despite a $20 million paycheck. The first makeup application took eight hours and included painful green contact lenses, a makeup process forcing mouth-only breathing, and a full-body suit made of itchy yak hair. The physical and mental toll produced panic attacks and damaged skin, prompting medical limits on consecutive makeup days. Producer Brian Grazer brought in Richard Marcinko, founder of SEAL Team Six, who taught coping techniques such as self- and trusted-friend punching, eating, changing patterns, and sensory shifts.
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