Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

If you walk into a room and one hundred people say, 'You are a lovely, beautiful person', who isn't going to be affected by that? But you have to tell yourself not to value that. You have to tell yourself - or at least I do - to not become accustomed to hearing applause in any way, because I think that's dangerous.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

It's hard for me to put my feelings into words.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

Once I became a total buffoon, it was so liberating.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

Every movie soaks into you for a certain amount of time.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

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.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

When I decide to do something, I stick with it, total commitment.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

I know if I'm lost in the moment or not.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

You're always thinking, What's the next move - the career, the money.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

I feel an obligation to set the record straight. Actors that say they're affected by something, that it changes their life, that they take it home with them, they're just trying to get nominated for an Oscar!

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

I don't walk around like I'm a movie star because I don't think of myself as a movie star. People usually don't even notice me.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

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.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

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.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a way of laughing at it and getting a release.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

I enjoy humour more than anything, I don't really sit around banging my head and crying all the time.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.