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At that time, Hiro said that everything ended well and ended well.

“About two months after we finished filming, Jim and I talked again,” he told the Just. “He said he admired me and told me I did a great job and thanked me. I also thanked him for going through the whole thing. I believe.” How the Grinch Stole Christmas was the most difficult film I’ve ever worked on. It’s a nice memory, but if we had to do it again…we wouldn’t do it!”

As it turns out, Hiro – who has since won two Oscars for 2017 Darkest Hour and 2019 Bomb-started therapy after his experience HTGSC.

Things got bad enough, Hiro told Vulture in 2018, that a producer suggested he leave to show Carrey how important he was to the production. (The film’s makeup department was giganticbut among the credits, Hiro is the only one dedicated to the Grinch.)

He didn’t answer when Carrey called after a week, Hiro said, but Howard assured him the actor had vowed to change his behavior.

While his friends encouraged him to ask for a big raise, the Kyoto-born artist further decided to ask the studio for help in getting a green card instead.

It worked, and he has been an American citizen ever since. (And therapy helped him realize he was “really introverted.”)