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
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I went out and bought every album I could, ... It was interesting to get his early music and hear how an artist develops. And I found the music was the gateway to Johnny. I found his speaking voice through his singing voice.
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You learn so much about him through his lyrics. He conveys so much with just a few lines. That was the gateway into discovering John. I feel like I found the speaking voice through the singing voice and really learned a lot about him through his music.
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That to me was really, certainly, the gateway into discovering John, ... I feel I found the speaking voice through the singing voice.
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What the training did was teach me to trust my equipment and trust the other people that I'm working with, ... The firefighters will say, 'You should always be scared. If you're not scared then you should get out of the department because that's when you get hurt.' You have to have a level of fear and a level of respect for what it is you're doing, and if not, I think it breads a level of complacency, which is very dangerous.
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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.
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I was fascinated that this was the same person.
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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.
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John wasn't (Jimi) Hendrix. It was real simple ... we rehearsed a lot.
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John was a storyteller, ... He wasn't very metaphorical, he wasn't really abstract.
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Johnny moved on stage in very specific ways, he had a specific guitar strum that contributed to the energy of his performances.
My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children.
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I was an actor because the work was rewarding. I never imagined that it would all lead to this moment.
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You learn so much about him through his lyrics,
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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.