Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquín Rafael Phoenix, known formerly as Leaf Phoenix, is an American actor, producer, music video director, musician and activist. For his work as an artist, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth28 October 1974
CountryUnited States of America
dull growing hit supposed
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.
evening watch
They will watch the evening news, see the bloodshed, and will go back to dinner,
conveys few found gateway learn learned singing speaking voice
You learn so much about him through his lyrics. He conveys so much with just a few lines. That was the gateway into discovering John. I feel like I found the speaking voice through the singing voice and really learned a lot about him through his music.
summer kids two
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.
drains incapable personal-life
My personal life absolutely goes down the drain when I start working; that's something that I'm incapable of doing.
medusa roles
I've been prepping for my role as Medusa.
moments lost ifs
I know if I'm lost in the moment or not.
fur needs alternatives
There is no need for fur - since there are compassionate alternatives.
careers might ridiculous
Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention.
thinking doe quitting
Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right?
employee crushed ifs
I like being an employee. I like making somebody happy - and if they're not, then I'm crushed.
racism film furious
How can you work in film and still see the overt racism that exists in film and not just be furious all the time?
rap kind programming
I love doing the music. I love programming beats and kind of working on the music as much, if not more, than the actual rapping.
movies
The only reason why I would like to be accepted? Because if your movies don't do well, after a while you don't get to make any more movies.