All Joaquin Phoenix Quotes
- The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs. Hate
- Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right? Doe
- 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 nickname… Force
- When I look back I can't believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn't have money, but we were rich in… Believe
- With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so oftentimes. Behind
- 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… Discomfort
- In every film, whether it's a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad… Bad
- 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… Acting
- I've always loved hip-hop, since I was a kid, that's the music that I loved. I think everyone of our generation kind of fantasized about… Always Loved
- In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to… Audience
- Things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press. Dramatic
- When I decide to do something, I stick with it, total commitment. Commitment
- There was a time when I read a script and I just got excited about the possibilities. Excited
- Going out on a stage publicly and not knowing how people are going to react to you - once I experienced that, it made me… Comfortable
- Once I became a total buffoon, it was so liberating. Became
- My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children. Alternative
- No, I don't want to talk about River. I have nothing to say about it that I would want to be public. Public
- 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… All
- 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… Acting
- I enjoy humor more than anything, I don't really sit around banging my head and crying all the time. All
- 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… Acting
- 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,… Always Loved
- If you walk into a room and one hundred people say, 'You are a lovely, beautiful person', who isn't going to be affected by that?… Accustomed
- Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble. Affect