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
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. – Joaquin Phoenix
I’ve always loved hip-hop, since I was a kid, that’s the music that I loved. I think everyone of our generation kind of fantasized about hip-hop in some ways. – Joaquin Phoenix
Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right? – Joaquin Phoenix
I’d see child actors and I’d get so jealous, because they’re just completely wide open. – Joaquin Phoenix
Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that’s possible, but that’s certainly not my intention. – Joaquin Phoenix
I don’t really make movies because I want to see my face on a billboard or because I want to get good reviews or have a big box office. That doesn’t really matter to me at all. – Joaquin Phoenix
For me, I guess I’m the acting equivalent of somebody that jumps off buildings and parachutes. – Joaquin Phoenix
No, I don’t want to talk about River. I have nothing to say about it that I would want to be public. – Joaquin Phoenix
I wouldn’t feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy – I’d be bored to death. – 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
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. – Joaquin Phoenix
I wish I had fair justification for not being as informed as I should be, but I don’t. – 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
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
I mean, I don’t like sitting at a table with seven or eight people asking me questions and kind of listening to what I’m doing – scrutinizing my thoughts and things like that. I just don’t like it. I can’t understand how anyone would. – Joaquin Phoenix
When I look back I can’t believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn’t have money, but we were rich in so many other ways. – Joaquin Phoenix
I don’t think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say. – Joaquin Phoenix
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. – Joaquin Phoenix
I never prepare. I think that’s completely overrated. It’s a very simple job. All you have to do is hit this bright mark, stand in the right spot and say the line. So I don’t really believe in preparation. – Joaquin Phoenix
I think the day that I become comfortable doing interviews and going on talk shows is the day that I don’t know what it is to be a human being anymore. – Joaquin Phoenix
There are kids who get on a BMX bike when they’re eight years old and they go, ‘Whoa, this is incredible,’ and grow up to do extreme sports. It’s the same for me with acting. – Joaquin Phoenix
