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For me, I'd rather have an intense experience than not. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#i #intense #me #rather #than

I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#commit #fear #gonna #i #i always

I don't bring my life into a character at all. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#character #i #into #life #my life

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 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 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

#asking #doing #eight #how #i

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

#been #call #go #go away #how

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#entertainment #excellent #film #noble #plain

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

#always #anything #certainly #door #guitar