I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.
Joaquin PhoenixFor me, I guess I'm the acting equivalent of somebody that jumps off buildings and parachutes.
Joaquin PhoenixI have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a way of laughing at it and getting a release.
Joaquin PhoenixI was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one fish was caught, he was writhing, then he was thrown against the side of the boat. You couldn't disguise what it was. This was what we did to animals to eat them. The animal went from a living, vibrant creature fighting for life to a violent death. I recognized it, as did my brothers and sisters.
Joaquin Phoenix