Best 64 quotes of Joaquin Phoenix on MyQuotes

The expectation is this low, gravelly voice for John, but I went through his early recordings and there were songs in there where the voice was so different, I wasn't even sure if it was him singing, ... So it was interesting to me that we would see him develop the Man in Black sound. I thought it was really important that his voice change as his persona slowly solidified. The music was really the doorway into the character.

The footage that you're about to watch of China's dog-leather trade is one of the worst things I've ever seen.

The less someone knows about me, the better, because my intention is to play a variety of characters.

There are certain aspects of acting that I don't like. I'm not a person who loves being on set. I mean, I know people that have their espresso machines in their trailers and they like being in there and they put pictures on walls. But I don't like it. I don't like sitting around.

There are kids who get on BMX bike when they are eight years old and they go,'Whoa, this is incredible,' and grow up to do extreme sports. It is the same for me with acting.

The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.

There is no need for fur - since there are compassionate alternatives.

They tell you to memorize your lines, follow your light, and hit your marks. Those are the three things that you shouldn't do. You should not learn your lines, you should not hit your mark, and you should never follow your light. Find your light - that's my opinion. Everyone else will tell me I'm wrong, but that's my opinion.

Together, we can make a U.S. Department of Peace into a reality, and leave a gift of peace for generations to come.

Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right?

When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname of Kitten.

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.

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

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