A biography for Joaquin Phoenixhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.”
“Well, I haven't signed anything giving people the right to do anything they want with my image, you know what I mean. I have the ultimate say.”
“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 said that it was a joke, it still doesn't go away.”
“I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop.”
“There was a time when I read a script and I just got excited about the possibilities.”
“I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun.”
“I'm not technical.”
“I just I don't feel challenged by acting anymore. I don't enjoy the process anymore.”
“My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children.”
“I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death.”
“I don't bring my life into a character at all.”
“I'd see child actors and I'd get so jealous, because they're just completely wide open.”
“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.”
“I've worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don't work out.”
“It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.”
“No, I don't want to talk about River. I have nothing to say about it that I would want to be public.”
“I know if I'm lost in the moment or not.”
“In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something.”
“I've made up so many stores about my name, I can't remember.”
“I wish I had fair justification for not being as informed as I should be, but I don't.”