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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

#bright #completely #hit #i #i think

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. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#bad #character #create #every #fictional

For me, I guess I'm the acting equivalent of somebody that jumps off buildings and parachutes. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#buildings #equivalent #guess #i #jumps

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#four #lifetime #like #me #paint

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

#every #i #laughing #people #say

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

#because #even #i #like #me

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

#changes #feel #get #home #i

I feel like everything you learn as an actor growing up is wrong. You're supposed to hit your mark, find your light and know your lines. Those are all things that just make things wooden, dull and boring. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#all things #boring #dull #everything #feel

I guess my experience with some stuff is kind of abstract. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#experience #guess #i #kind #some

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

#amazing #believe #enemy #first #heard