Tommy Lee Jones told Jim Carrey he hated him while filming Batman Forever

Maintaining a good relationship with your co workers can be a difficult matter.

And perhaps nobody knows that better than Jim Carrey.

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The Ace Ventura star may be known for putting a smile on people's faces, but one person who certainly wasn't enjoying his company was Tommy Lee Jones.

Whilst appearing in Batman Forever, they may have been allies - with Carrey playing the Riddler and Jones taking on the role of Two-Face - but their real-life relationship was anything but amicable.

Recalling the time spent working on the 1995 film, Carrey told the story of a time he saw Jones at a restaurant during the filming.

Speaking on Norm McDonald's podcast in 2017, Carrey said: "The maitre said, 'Oh, I hear you're working with Tommy Lee Jones. He's over in the corner having dinner.'

"I went over and I said, 'Hey Tommy, how are you doing?' and the blood just drained from his face.

"And he got up shaking—he must have been in mid-kill me fantasy or something like that."

So, not a great start to meeting your co-worker in a restaurant. But it gets so much worse.

Carrey continued: "And he went to hug me and he said, 'I hate you. I really don't like you.'

"And I said, 'What's the problem?' and pulled up a chair, which probably wasn't smart.

"And he said, 'I cannot sanction your buffoonery.'"

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Ouch! Can you imagine how uncomfortable that must have been?

So, why did Carrey bring out the anger in him like this?

Carrey explained: "I was the star and that was the problem. He's a phenomenal actor, though. I still love him.

"He might have been uncomfortable doing that work, too. That's not really his style of stuff."

Admittedly, filming Batman Forever probably wasn't going to top any actor's list of favourite films to work on.

Upon release in 1995, the film was met with mostly negative reviews and earned a Golden Raspberry nomination for Worst Original Song.

If only they'd seen the altercation between Carrey and Jones at the restaurant, they might have give them the Razzie for Worst Onscreen Couple.

In fact, it's probably a testament to their talent that they ever gave off the impression that they got along.

Despite the drama, Carrey doesn't seem to have any regrets about appearing in the Batman movie.

There is one film he regrets appearing in however - Kick Ass 2.

This was because the film was made shortly before a horrific school shooting took place.

Carrey disavowed his role on Twitter in 2013, tweeting: "I did Kick-Ass a month before Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence.

"I meant to say my apologies to others involve [sic] with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart."