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

Joaquin Phoenix

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Joaquin Phoenix
Age: 49
Born: 1974
Born: October 28
Activist
Actor
Animal Rights Advocate
Environmentalist
Film Actor
Film Producer
Music Video Director
Rapper
Screenwriter
Singer
San Juan
Puerto Rico
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For me, I'd rather have an intense experience than not.
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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've been prepping for my role as Medusa.
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I enjoy writing rhymes and sitting alone in a room listening to beats. It's pretty amazing.
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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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They tell you to memorize your lines, follow your light, and hit your marks. Those are the three things that you shouldn't do. You should not learn your lines, you should not hit your mark, and you should never follow your light. Find your light - that's my opinion. Everyone else will tell me I'm wrong, but that's my opinion.
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I'm very thankful for the people that I've had the opportunity to work with. I have a good life. It's been amazing. I'm not complaining. It's not like acting has ruined me so I have to leave. It's not that. I'm just done with it.
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I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.
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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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I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop.
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I love scripts about relationships, and I love to see puppy love evolving into this mature love and communication.
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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 being an employee. I like making somebody happy - and if they're not, then I'm crushed.
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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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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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Animal rights is a part of my everyday life. When you live by example, you create a certain level of awareness. Friends of mine - people I have never discussed animal rights or vegetarianism with - are adopting vegetarian habits because they see it.
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Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.
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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 wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death.
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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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