7 Movie Scenes So Extreme They Made Actors Quit

3. Jim Carrey Couldn't Handle The Insane Makeup Process - How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Jim Carrey's epic transformation into The Grinch may have won legendary makeup artist Rick Baker an Oscar, but it was absolute hell for the comedy legend.

Carrey recounted in recent years that the first day took 8.5 hours to apply all the makeup, which made him feel "buried alive". The stress of it all prompted him to kick a hole through the wall of his trailer and tell director Ron Howard was he was quitting the film.

Howard quickly enlisted the help of his producer Brian Grazer, who hired a CIA operative specialising in torture training to shepherd Carrey through the emotionally draining makeup process.

It worked, with Carrey eventually agreeing to return to set. He went on to don the Grinch makeup approximately 100 times during the shoot, which he credits primarily to the CIA operative suggesting he chain-smoke as much as possible while wearing the suit (with a very long cigarette holder to prevent the suit's yak fur from setting ablaze, of course).