Whether you think a film will affect society or its plain entertainment, its all excellent, its all noble. – 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
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
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
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals continued our course in the morning and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. – Christopher Columbus