Jeff Daniels feared THAT toilet scene in 1994's Dumb And Dumber would 'end' his acting career By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 01:31 EDT, 19 May 2024 | Updated: 04:59 EDT, 19 May 2024 e-mail 13 shares 8 View comments Jeff Daniels is recalling the time when he thought he had flushed his acting career down the toilet. In an interview with USA Today while promoting his new Netflix limited series drama A Man In Full , the actor revealed how he took a big risk when he played Harry Dunne in Dumb And Dumber (1994) alongside Jim Carrey .
Daniels said that he was worried the scene where his character endures severe intestinal issues in his love interest Mary Swanson's (Lauren Holly) bathroom in the hit comedy could be detrimental to his career. 'It's one thing to read the toilet scene, but then the day comes and we're actually going to do the toilet scene,' he confessed. 'I told Jim, "This is either the beginning of my career or the end of it.
"' Keep in mind, not only did his agents try to talk him out of the Peter and Bobby Farrelly film by making the case that he was a 'serious actor', he also claims that studio executives didn't want him either, and proceeded to low-ball him by offering him $50,000 for the job, while co-star Carrey received $7 million. Jeff Daniels, 69, revealed how he thought the toilet scene in Dumb And Dumber (1994) would flush his career down the toilet, in a new interview with USA Today Thinking he wouldn't accept the $50K for the role of Harry, D.
