Quote by Joaquin Phoenix
I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It wa

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

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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

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Imagination
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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

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

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Fear
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When I was working, and when I was making substantial amounts of money, I always filed and paid my taxes. This only stopped, when it was necessary to withdraw from society, in order to guarantee the safety and well-being of myself and my family. – Lauryn Hill

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Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty. – George Eliot

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You know, you only get one family, and you have to make it work. – Tori Spelling

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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each others life. – Richard Bach

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Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying. – Aldous Huxley

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To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. – John Ruskin

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I love the script and I just thought it was a great role. Like I say, its like this – the script is like this sad, funny, desperate love song to the lost American man. – Oliver Platt

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To me, the sea is like a person — like a child that Ive known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when Im out there. – Gertrude Ederle

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