I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.
Joaquin PhoenixWith public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so oftentimes.
Joaquin PhoenixThe reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.
Joaquin PhoenixThe 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.
Joaquin PhoenixIn 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 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