Joaquin Phoenix Thinking Quotations

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.

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

I 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.

Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right?

I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors.

I still have a hard time saying who Johnny [ Cash ] is in one sentence. He seemed so contradictory in his actions, and I think that's probably what is most fascinating about him and what made him such an interesting character to study.

I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.

I've always loved hip-hop, since I was a kid, that's the music that I loved. I think everyone of our generation kind of fantasized about hip-hop in some ways.

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.

I don't believe in god. I don't believe in an afterlife. I don't believe in soul. I don't believe in anything. I think it's totally right for people to have their own beliefs if it makes them happy, but to me it's a pretty preposterous idea.

When I first read this script, I wasn't thinking this is a critique of the U.S. military. I don't really think the movie is critical of anything.