I tend to stay up late, not because I’m partying but because it’s the only time of the day when I’m alone and don’t have to be performing.

The remark frames late-night wakefulness as a bid for privacy rather than indulgence. Carrey contrasts “partying” with “performing,” suggesting that even offstage he feels pressure to entertain, manage others’ expectations, or maintain a public persona. Night becomes a protected interval in which the social gaze relaxes and he can stop “doing” and simply be. The quote also hints at the emotional cost of celebrity and of comedic labor: when your identity is tied to performance, solitude can feel like the only space for authenticity, recovery, and self-regulation.