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Joaquin Phoenix

There are kids who get on a BMX bike when theyre eight years old and they go, Whoa, this is incredible, and grow up to do extreme sports. Its the same for me with acting. – Joaquin Phoenix

Whether you think a film will affect society or its plain entertainment, its all excellent, its all noble. – Joaquin Phoenix

I didnt know much about him, and I wasnt a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didnt know a lot about him. – Joaquin Phoenix

The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. Im trying to rectify my wrongs. – Joaquin Phoenix

I dont really make movies because I want to see my face on a billboard or because I want to get good reviews or have a big box office. That doesnt really matter to me at all. – Joaquin Phoenix

The only reason why I would like to be accepted? Because if your movies dont do well, after a while you dont get to make any more movies. – Joaquin Phoenix

Ive always loved music, but I never really played anything. After Walk the Line and learning to play guitar, and having that sense of performing, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music. – Joaquin Phoenix

Sometimes a character is really based on research that you do. Other times its just based on your imagination or perhaps your conversation with the director. Or sometimes all of the above. It depends on the movie and character. – Joaquin Phoenix

I feel an obligation to set the record straight. Actors that say theyre affected by something, that it changes their life, that they take it home with them, theyre just trying to get nominated for an Oscar! – Joaquin Phoenix

I always have the fear that, if I dont commit 100 percent to my work, then its gonna suffer. – Joaquin Phoenix

For me, Id rather have an intense experience than not. – Joaquin Phoenix

I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny – partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and its a way of laughing at it and getting a release. – Joaquin Phoenix

I wouldnt feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy – Id be bored to death. – Joaquin Phoenix

I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldnt believe it. It was amazing, and Ive always loved hip-hop. – Joaquin Phoenix

Its an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone. – Joaquin Phoenix

With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so oftentimes. – Joaquin Phoenix

You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose. – Joaquin Phoenix

I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters. – Joaquin Phoenix

I guess my experience with some stuff is kind of abstract. – Joaquin Phoenix

I still think that movies are amazing I respect actors and directors. – Joaquin Phoenix