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
imagined lead work
I was an actor because the work was rewarding. I never imagined that it would all lead to this moment.
later lines scenes singing voice work
Because of all the scenes of him writing songs, it wouldn't work to have me singing the lines while he's writing, and then have his voice come out later onstage,
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.
people work-out
I've worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don't work out.
behind capture everybody johnny knew man stage trying
When I would go on stage and say, 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash,' you're not trying to say it like John does, but trying to capture what propelled him to say, 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash,' when everybody already knew who he was. What I was trying to do was really try to find the man behind all that.
comedy musical win
Who would have ever thought I would win in the comedy and musical category?
comedy musical win
Who would ever have thought that I would win in the comedy or musical category? Not expected.
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.
complex directing feeling good heard incredibly james johnny led life liked man playing reading rich
When I heard that James Mangold was directing a movie about the life of Johnny Cash, I wanted to do it without even reading the script. I just had a really good feeling about it, and I liked the idea of playing such a complex man who led an incredibly rich life.
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.