Film Quotes by Joaquin Phoenix

I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one…

— Joaquin Phoenix

I enjoy writing rhymes and sitting alone in a room listening to beats. It's pretty amazing.

— Joaquin Phoenix

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

— Joaquin Phoenix

I began acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they got me and my…

— Joaquin Phoenix

It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal.

— Joaquin Phoenix

My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children.

— Joaquin Phoenix

The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.

— Joaquin Phoenix

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…

— Joaquin Phoenix

When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the…

— Joaquin Phoenix

I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a…

— Joaquin Phoenix

The expectation is this low, gravelly voice for John, but I went through his early recordings and there were songs in there where the…

— Joaquin Phoenix

Do I have a large frog in my hair? I have the sensation that something is eating my brain.

— Joaquin Phoenix

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

— Joaquin Phoenix

There is no need for fur - since there are compassionate alternatives.

— Joaquin Phoenix

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…

— Joaquin Phoenix