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You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose. Joaquin Phoenix Movies 95
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 Money 91
Things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press. Joaquin Phoenix Dramatic 85
You're always thinking, What's the next move - the career, the money. Joaquin Phoenix Money 83
I guess my experience with some stuff is kind of abstract. Joaquin Phoenix Experience 76
I've worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don't work out. Joaquin Phoenix Music 72
The only reason why I would like to be accepted? Because if your movies don't do well, after a while you don't get to make any more movies. Joaquin Phoenix Movies 68
I've always loved music, but I never really played anything. After 'Walk the Line' and learning to play guitar, and having that sense of performing, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music. Joaquin Phoenix Music 63
For me, I'd rather have an intense experience than not. Joaquin Phoenix Experience 59
The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs. Joaquin Phoenix Movies 59
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 Humor 58
My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel. Joaquin Phoenix Music 54
Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right? Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 53
There was a time when I read a script and I just got excited about the possibilities. Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 53
Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention. Joaquin Phoenix Music 52
With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so oftentimes. Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 52
I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death. Joaquin Phoenix Death 51
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 Music 50
When I decide to do something, I stick with it, total commitment. Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 49
I guess I had what you could call an unconventional upbringing. Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 49
I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him. Joaquin Phoenix Music 48
I still think that movies are amazing I respect actors and directors. Joaquin Phoenix amazing 46
Every movie soaks into you for a certain amount of time. Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 43
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 Movies 42
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 Home 40
Once I became a total buffoon, it was so liberating. Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 37
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 Sports 37
Going out on a stage publicly and not knowing how people are going to react to you – once I experienced that, it made me feel much more comfortable about going into a scene. Joaquin Phoenix Uncategorized 37
Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble. Joaquin Phoenix Society 36
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 Uncategorized 26
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. Joaquin Phoenix Acting 26

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