I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity. My name is no longer my own. I try to lie as much as I can when Iโm interviewed. Itโs reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, theyโll print the truth.
River PhoenixI'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I can imagine people calling me a character, but I'm Joe Straight.
River PhoenixWhat I have got from my childhood aren't toys, but memories. And happy memories are better than any toy.
River PhoenixMy life certainly hasn't been ordinary: different is the word. It hasn't always been stable - except in the important things which are love and security within the family. Whenever there were strains at home, we could always communicate. The rule was that the younger you were, the louder you were allowed to scream. As the eldest, I just talked.
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