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
rarely
Things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press.
true work
There's really nothing I can do about that. My work is to just make the film and try to make it as true as possible.
certainly learning loved music opened played
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, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music.
based conversation depends imagination perhaps
Sometimes a character is really based on research that you do. Other times it's just based on your imagination or perhaps your conversation with the director. Or sometimes all of the above. It depends on the movie and character.
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.
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.
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.
car thank
I got out of the car and I said thank you. And he was gone.
No, I don't want to talk about River. I have nothing to say about it that I would want to be public.
dull growing hit supposed
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 lines. Those are all things that just make things wooden, dull and boring.