Joaquin Phoenix quotes - page 2

Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right? (Joaquin Phoenix)

I know if I'm lost in the moment or not.

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I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.

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

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I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.

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I've always loved hip-hop, since I was a kid, that's the music that I loved. I think everyone of our generation kind of fantasized about hip-hop in some ways.

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I becan acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they got me and my little sister, Summer, to do it. After that I did some really weird guest spots with orangutans and stuff.

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I don't spend most of my life in front of the media.

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I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors.

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I'm vomiting days before I start shooting a new movie.

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I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say. (Joaquin Phoenix)

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.

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I just I don't feel challenged by acting anymore. I don't enjoy the process anymore.

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I've made up so many stores about my name, I can't remember.

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When I look back I can't believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn't have money, but we were rich in so many other ways.

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I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarcastic, and no matter how many times I've said that it was a joke, it still doesn't go away.

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I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him.

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I don't bring my life into a character at all.

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It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.

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I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death.

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I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop. (Joaquin Phoenix)

I'd see child actors and I'd get so jealous, because they're just completely wide open.

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

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Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention.

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My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel.

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Joaquin Phoenix

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Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0

Occupation: American Actor
Born: October 28, 1974
Quotes count: 50
Wikipedia: Joaquin Phoenix

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