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You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose.
Joaquin Phoenix
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Joaquin Phoenix
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 28
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I becan acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they got me and my little sister, Summer, to do it. After that I did some really weird guest spots with orangutans and stuff.
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I do like to collaborate, and I like hearing other people, and I like how somebody's performance will affect my own.
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The footage that you're about to watch of China's dog-leather trade is one of the worst things I've ever seen.
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How can you work in film and still see the overt racism that exists in film and not just be furious all the time?
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Together, we can make a U.S. Department of Peace into a reality, and leave a gift of peace for generations to come.
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There are certain aspects of acting that I don't like. I'm not a person who loves being on set. I mean, I know people that have their espresso machines in their trailers and they like being in there and they put pictures on walls. But I don't like it. I don't like sitting around.
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Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention.
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Getting into the character is difficult and letting go of your life and the things that kind of define you, whatever it is in life that's your daily routine because you sort of find yourself in this other life and that's difficult and the other end is difficult.
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I like working all the time. I hate taking breaks. I don't like the weekends.
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I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.
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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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The offers were, like, a lot of money - maybe not for other actors, but definitely for me. But I don't want that power. I don't want $20-million power.
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I'm going to sound a little weird here, but I like to spend a lot of time on my own in the woods. I don't exactly sneak off in the middle of the night, but I like to be in a place where no one can reach me by phone or e-mail.
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I don't bring my life into a character at all.
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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.
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I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters.
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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.
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I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.
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I'm vomiting days before I start shooting a new movie.
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The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.
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