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Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (/ˌhwɑːˈkiːn/; né Bottom; born October 28, 1974)[a] is an American actor, producer, and activist. For his work as an actor, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has three Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations.

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I'm proud of my brother. I would never not want to be associated with him.

Associated, Brother, Proud, Want

I don't know a single person in life that doesn't have conflict.

Conflict, Person, Persons, Single, Single Person

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.

Entertainment, Film, Noble, Plain, Thinking

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.

Notice, People, Stars, Thinking, Usually

I enjoy writing rhymes and sitting alone in a room listening to beats. It's pretty amazing.

Beats, Listening, Sitting, Writing

I like being an employee. I like making somebody happy - and if they're not, then I'm crushed.

Crushed, Employee, Happy, Ifs, Like, Somebody

I think the day that I become comfortable doing interviews and going on talk shows is the day that I don't know what it is to be a human being anymore.

Become, Interviews, Shows, Thinking

There are certain aspects of acting that I don't like. I'm not a person who loves being on set. I mean, I know people that have their espresso machines in their trailers and they like being in there and they put pictures on walls. But I don't like it. I don't like sitting around.

Love Is, Mean, People, Wall, Walls

I've worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don't work out.

Music, People, Things, Work, Work Out, Worked

As a nation, this is the moment to start seriously investing our time, energy and resources into proven methods of reducing violence, both within our nation as well as internationally. The cost of violence to our culture and our children is simply not sustainable.

Children, Culture, Energy, Methods, Nation, Violence

Getting into the character is difficult and letting go of your life and the things that kind of define you, whatever it is in life that's your daily routine because you sort of find yourself in this other life and that's difficult and the other end is difficult.

Character, Finding Yourself, Letting, Letting Go, Life, Sort

I just I don't feel challenged by acting anymore. I don't enjoy the process anymore.

Acting, Challenged, Enjoy, Process

There is no need for fur - since there are compassionate alternatives.

Alternatives, Compassionate, Fur, Needs

I don't have the slightest desire to speak over my dead brother. It gets on my nerves to always be compared with him. My brother was a magnificent person and an outstanding actor.

Brother, Dead, Desire, Gets, Magnificent, Nerves

I becan acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they got me and my little sister, Summer, to do it. After that I did some really weird guest spots with orangutans and stuff.

Kids, Series, Sister, Summer, Two

How can you work in film and still see the overt racism that exists in film and not just be furious all the time?

Exists, Film, Furious, Racism, See

I know if I'm lost in the moment or not.

Know, Knows, Lost, Moment, Moments

It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.

Alone, Amazing, Feeling, Feelings, Studio, Studios

I 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.

Feet, Know, Play, Stories, Two, Waves

For me, I'd rather have an intense experience than not.

Experience, Intense

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