Friedrich Nietzsche is typically associated with intellectual gravitas, but this quote sounds downright playful. It isn’t just the physical act of dancing being described here so much as the German philosopher’s broader view that life is what we make of it. Alongside vitality, we should strive for the flexibility and the courage to embrace life even in the face of uncertainties. A day without that “dance,” Nietzsche suggests in his novel “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” is a kind of loss. He goes on to say, “And let each truth be false to us which was not greeted by one laugh!”

Jim Carrey’s career began in 1977 when he made his first stand-up comedy appearance at the age of 15. After he found TV stardom on the sketch comedy "In Living Color," global fame came in 1994, a breakthrough year in which he starred in not one but three smash films: “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “The Mask,” and “Dumb and Dumber.” His unique blend of riotous slapstick and funny faces made him a beloved household name, but he also showed real acting chops in movies such as “The Truman Show,” “Man on the Moon,” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Whether he’s playing the Grinch or God, Carrey has always sought to bring his unique light to the performance. “I'm going to do whatever I can to bring to the world something creative, something challenging, something inventive,” he told the “L.A. Times.” “And whenever possible, when pain happens, when confusion happens, when disillusionment happens, I turn it into something.”