I'm very thankful for the people that I've had the opportunity to work with. I have a good life. It's been amazing.… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
Getting into the character is difficult and letting go of your life and the things that kind of define you, whatever it… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
My personal life absolutely goes down the drain when I start working; that's something that I'm incapable of doing. — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
I don't know a single person in life that doesn't have conflict. I don't really enjoy acting enough to not want to… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
I feel an obligation to set the record straight. Actors that say they're affected by something, that it changes their life, that… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
I've been in clubs. I don't like being in an enclosed place with really loud music, and a lot of drunk people.… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
Every single movie that I've ever done has affected my life; I always feel more changed by a character than I affect… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
Animal rights is a part of my everyday life. When you live by example, you create a certain level of awareness. Friends… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing rhymes and sitting alone in a room listening to beats. It's pretty amazing. — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children. — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs. — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Do I have a large frog in my hair? I have the sensation that something is eating my brain. — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image