Jim Carrey Sends Love to Ariana Grande After She Shares His Quote On Depression
Who says you shouldn’t meet your heroes?
In Ariana Grande’s case, receiving some support from Jim Carrey after she quoted his thoughts on depression seemed to make her day.
On Saturday, the “7 Rings” singer showed her love for the “Dumb and Dumber” star in her Instagram stories by sharing a bunch of black-and-white photos of him complete with overlaying text. In the series of posts, the 25-year-old Grammy-winner admitted to being a super fan of the comedian, saying in one post, “my first AIM username was jimcarreyfan42 when i was in like 4th grade.” In another post, she quoted Carrey’s thoughts on depression.
“Depression is your body saying, ‘I don’t want to be this character anymore. I don’t want to hold up this avatar that you’ve created in the world. It’s too much for me,’” Carrey’s quote read. “You should think of the word ‘depressed’ as ‘deep rest.’ Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character you’ve been trying to play.”
In response, Carrey tweeted a sweet message to Grande on Sunday.
“I read your lovely mention of me and things I’ve said about depression,” Carrey wrote. “A brilliant teacher and friend, Jeff Foster was OG on the ‘Deep Rest’ concept. I admire your openness. I wish you freedom and peace. I feel blessed to have such a gifted admirer. Happy Easter!”
He also included a fuller quote by Foster for Grande.
.@ArianaGrande I read your lovely mention of me and things I’ve said about depression. A brilliant teacher and friend, Jeff Foster was OG on the “Deep Rest” concept. I admire your openness. I wish you freedom and peace. I feel blessed to have such a gifted admirer. Happy Easter! pic.twitter.com/BiMa6KHYb6
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) April 22, 2019
Needless to say, Grande was psyched by Carrey’s response, tweeting: “i can’t process this or breathe hold on.”
i can’t process this or breathe hold on https://t.co/bsCCdCx39D
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 22, 2019
She elaborated on her appreciation for his support by telling the 57-year-old comic she “can’t wait to tattoo this tweet to my forehead.”
thank u so much for your kindness. 🖤 i don’t think u understand how much i adore u or what u mean to me. thank u for taking the time to share this w me. you are such an inspiration. i can’t wait to tattoo this tweet to my forehead. sending you lots of love & all things happy. https://t.co/bsCCdCx39D
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 22, 2019
But Grande couldn’t stop there, and offered a callback to another one of her Instagram posts about Carrey by reinstating her longtime love for him.
jimcarreyfan42 is a very grateful girl rn
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 22, 2019
Fans loved the two’s heartfelt interaction.
Ariana Grande and Jim Carrey just having heartfelt chats on the timeline about their depression, cool cool, normal day here on twitter dot com
— Braeden Jones (@barknoll) April 22, 2019
It seems that Grande has been struggling with her mental health lately.
i just feel empty and i wanna have more to say / better energy to give to u and rn i don’t have anything. love u. 🖤
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 18, 2019
Just weeks ago, Grande posted images of a brain scan she received that revealed what she suggested was damage from post-traumatic stress disorder she’s been suffering since the terrorist bombing outside her 2017 concert in Manchester, England. Twenty-two people along with the suicide bomber were killed in that attack.
Here’s hoping that Carrey’s kind words helped lighten to load for her — if just a bit.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.