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Joaquin Phoenix

American Actor

Born: Oct 28, 1974

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It's hard for me to put my feelings into words. Joaquin Phoenix

Me Words Feelings Put Hard

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

Me Sports Old Whoa Incredible Extreme Extreme Sports Kids Go Years Up Get Same Eight Bike Acting Who Grow Grow Up

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

Work Fear Percent Always Commit Gonna Then Suffer

I never prepare. I think that's completely overrated. It's a very simple job. All you have to do is hit this bright mark, stand in the right spot and say the line. So I don't really believe in preparation. Joaquin Phoenix

You Simple Job Preparation Believe Think Mark Say Never Spot Line Overrated Very Hit Really Stand Prepare Bright Right

I'm incredibly lazy! Joaquin Phoenix

Incredibly Lazy

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. Joaquin Phoenix

I don't 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 doesn't really matter to me at all. Joaquin Phoenix

Good Me Matter Face Big See Make Box Box Office Because Reviews Office Get Want Movies Really Billboard

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

Funny Experience Sense Of Humor Humor Sense Think Way Release Laughing Horrible Partly Because Discomfort Lot Getting Where

I wish I had fair justification for not being as informed as I should be, but I don't. Joaquin Phoenix

Wish Had Fair Being Informed Justification Should

I feel like everything you learn as an actor growing up is wrong. You're supposed to hit your mark, find your light and know your lines. Those are all things that just make things wooden, dull and boring. Joaquin Phoenix

You Light Mark Everything Those Find All Things Boring Wrong Feel Like Supposed Know Make Learn Dull Lines Up Hit Just Wooden Your Growing Growing Up Actor Things

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

Life Character My Life Bring

Things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press. Joaquin Phoenix

Dramatic Press Out Rarely Exciting Make Them Things

I guess I had what you could call an unconventional upbringing. Joaquin Phoenix

You Guess Could Had Unconventional Call Upbringing

I've 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

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

Life Home Obligation Changes Say Record Something Take Feel Nominated Affected Get Trying Just Straight Them Actor Oscar Set

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

Lost Know Moment

For me, I guess I'm the acting equivalent of somebody that jumps off buildings and parachutes. Joaquin Phoenix

Me Somebody Guess Parachute Buildings Equivalent Off Jumps Acting

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

Time You Earnest Everyone Characters See Purpose Movies Many

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about. Joaquin Phoenix

Love Me Care Important About Something Real Acting

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

Life My Life Spend Most Front Media

I mean, I don't like sitting at a table with seven or eight people asking me questions and kind of listening to what I'm doing - scrutinizing my thoughts and things like that. I just don't like it. I can't understand how anyone would. Joaquin Phoenix

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

Enjoy Feel Just Anymore Process Acting Challenged

Once I became a total buffoon, it was so liberating. Joaquin Phoenix

Once Liberating Total Became

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. Joaquin Phoenix

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