Quotes By Joaquin Phoenix

It's hard for me to put my feelings into words.

There was a time when I read a script and I just got excited about the possibilities.

I don't walk around like I'm a movie star because I don't think of myself as a movie star. People usually don't even notice me.

I've always loved music, but I never really played anything. After 'Walk the Line' and learning to play guitar, and having that sense of performing, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music.

I don't really make movies because I want to see my face on a billboard or because I want to get good reviews or have a big box office. That doesn't really matter to me at all.

Every movie soaks into you for a certain amount of time.

I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarcastic, and no matter how many times I've said that it was a joke, it still doesn't go away.

I'm not technical.

I feel an obligation to set the record straight. Actors that say they're affected by something, that it changes their life, that they take it home with them, they're just trying to get nominated for an Oscar!