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.
Joaquin PhoenixWell, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right?
Joaquin PhoenixMy significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession.
Joaquin PhoenixThat to me was really, certainly, the gateway into discovering John, ... I feel I found the speaking voice through the singing voice.
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 Phoenix