#act

You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#earnest #everyone #many #movies #purpose

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#character #endears #especially #films #get-go

Sometimes a character is really based on research that you do. Other times it's just based on your imagination or perhaps your conversation with the director. Or sometimes all of the above. It depends on the movie and character. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#based #character #conversation #depends #director

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

#bike #eight #extreme #extreme sports #get

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on. ↗

— River Phoenix

#halloween #like #mask #put #you

I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things. ↗

— River Phoenix

#every #i #like #once #only

I've been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember. I mean even before I became an actor. I just thought it would be a tough field to break into, so I became an actor instead. ↗

— River Phoenix

#became #been #before #break #even

Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting. ↗

— River Phoenix

#any #because #conviction #hobby #i

In the next few years I'd love to play a female version of Doctor Who. I know exactly how I would play her - she would be crafty in a clever kind of way. ↗

— Billie Piper

#crafty #doctor #exactly #female #few

In government, one actress is enough. ↗

— Evita Peron

#enough #government