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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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Joaquin Phoenix
Age: 50
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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I would try and sing along with bands that I like but it sounded so atrocious that I couldn't.
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In every film, whether it's a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad impersonation to start with.
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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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I've never made $20 million. I'm scared. I don't know if you gave me The Ring if I could carry it and bring it to Ozamorph, or whatever you call it.
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I've been in clubs. I don't like being in an enclosed place with really loud music, and a lot of drunk people. It's not my idea of a good time. It's just such a miserable life.
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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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I don't bring my life into a character at all.
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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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I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarcastic, and no matter how many times I've said that it was a joke, it still doesn't go away.
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