I like being an employee. I like making somebody happy - and if they're not, then I'm crushed.
Joaquin PhoenixWell, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right?
Joaquin PhoenixMy personal life absolutely goes down the drain when I start working; that's something that I'm incapable of doing.
Joaquin PhoenixI don't know a single person in life that doesn't have conflict. I don't really enjoy acting enough to not want to experience something that feels like it really affects things. It's like, if you were a surfer, would you want to surf where there was like two-foot waves, or would you want to surf on like ten-foot waves. To me, the more kind of dramatic stories are more exciting for me, to play with.
Joaquin Phoenix