‘I was sitting next to my parents at a preview. When we got to the toilet scene, my father put his head in his hands and said, “No, Jeffrey …”’

I was bored with drama and wanted to explore comedy, but my agents didn’t want me to do the film. They said: “There’s a chance Jim Carrey will wipe you off the screen.” I said: “Maybe – but not if I work with him.” And that’s what I did. I remember thinking: “It’s either going to be such a bad career move I’ll never work again, or it just might be funny.”