‘Jim Carrey told me to “go all the way” with the laxative toilet scene’: Jeff Daniels on Dumb and Dumber

‘You could almost break my hair off’ … Jim Carrey, left, and Jeff Daniels in the 1994 comedy classic. Photograph: New Line Cinema/Allstar

Jeff Daniels, played Harry

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.”