River Phoenix
River Phoenix
River Jude Phoenixwas an American actor, musician, and activist. He was the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 August 1970
CityMadras, OR
CountryUnited States of America
mean actors fields
I've been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember. I mean even before I became an actor. I just thought it would be a tough field to break into, so I became an actor instead.
trying actors mold
When I was younger, I was worried about how others viewed me and if I was good enough. I realize now that you can't mold an image or try to be something that you are not. As far as being an actor is concerned, your work really speaks for itself.
goal waiting actors
Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right.
moving thinking actors
I don't think I”m a very good actor. Everything is very tentative and at a certain point you click in and just feel the spirit move you. I can be possessed really well.
biggest problem smile smiles terrible
Biggest problem was I was terrible for commercials - I couldn't smile on cue.
believe phony product selling
Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling a product I didn't believe in.
I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars.
badly buy couple girls good honest love might photo pictures print shoot sound tired weeks
I told them I was tired of being in the magazines, and how they made it sound like I love them and want girls so badly to buy them. I'm also doing a photo shoot in a couple of weeks - good honest pictures. They're going to print these pictures anyway, so they might as well be pictures of what I'm really like.
anyone clean moral objection strange strikes telling
It still strikes me as strange that anyone can have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone else how to clean their house.
bad guys realize universal
It makes you realize drugs aren't just done by bad guys and sleazebags; it's a universal disease.
adjusting constantly countries glad
We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free feeling. I'm glad I didn't have a traditional upbringing.
figure lie print reverse
I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth.
straight street
Once you get into that street groove, the other side-the straight side-looks really scary.
gas remember roll stations van
I remember we'd roll into gas stations in our beat-up van and I'd tell the attendant, 'I'm going to be an actor!