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
imagined lead work
I was an actor because the work was rewarding. I never imagined that it would all lead to this moment.
john rehearsed simple
John wasn't (Jimi) Hendrix. It was real simple ... we rehearsed a lot.
john
John was a storyteller, ... He wasn't very metaphorical, he wasn't really abstract.
energy guitar johnny moved specific stage
Johnny moved on stage in very specific ways, he had a specific guitar strum that contributed to the energy of his performances.
again eight fan gladiator invited john living people picked room sitting six small
John had been a big fan of Gladiator and he invited me to dinner. It was magical, and then again it was just people sitting around having food. There were six or eight people there, all family. Everyone said grace, and we had the meal. Then we went into the living room and John picked up his guitar. You know, John didn't make small talk.
fascinated
I was fascinated that this was the same person.
determined excited integrity involved jim john meant people pressure script took whose
I was excited by how heavily involved Jim Mangold had been with John in writing the script and how Jim was determined to get it right. That really meant a lot. It took some of the pressure off, because John was someone whose integrity you could always sense. People appreciated John's genuineness.
behind capture everybody johnny knew man stage trying
When I would go on stage and say, 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash,' you're not trying to say it like John does, but trying to capture what propelled him to say, 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash,' when everybody already knew who he was. What I was trying to do was really try to find the man behind all that.
comedy musical win
Who would have ever thought I would win in the comedy and musical category?
comedy musical win
Who would ever have thought that I would win in the comedy or musical category? Not expected.
assumption holding imposed mourning onto press title vocal
You know, the press has kind of imposed upon me the title of Mourning Brother, and because I haven't been vocal about it, the assumption is that I'm holding onto this (stuff) that's just not there.
critical critique thinking
When I first read this script, I wasn't thinking this is a critique of the U.S. military. I don't really think the movie is critical of anything.
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.
learn
You learn so much about him through his lyrics,