#na

I'm an affectionate person. ↗

— Zara Phillips

#i #person

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

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 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 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

I've made up so many stores about my name, I can't remember. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#i #made #many #name #remember

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

My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#children #just #parents #raising #searching

My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#happens #multiple #myself #now #other

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