Joaquin Phoenix Quotations

I got out of the car and I said thank you. And he was gone.

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.

I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him.

They tell you to memorize your lines, follow your light, and hit your marks. Those are the three things that you shouldn't do. You should not learn your lines, you should not hit your mark, and you should never follow your light. Find your light - that's my opinion. Everyone else will tell me I'm wrong, but that's my opinion.

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

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

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 never made $20 million. I'm scared. I don't know if you gave me The Ring if I could carry it and bring it to Ozamorph, or whatever you call it.

There are kids who get on BMX bike when they are eight years old and they go,'Whoa, this is incredible,' and grow up to do extreme sports. It is the same for me with acting.

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