Quotations and Sayings attributed to Joaquin Phoenix
I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters.
- Joaquin Phoenix
I remember us being poor, but I never felt embarrassed, or like I was missing anything. I don't remember the hardship of trying to make it, just how my parents always managed to get through.
- Joaquin Phoenix
I changed my name because no one in the States could pronounce 'Joaquin' and I used to get really embarrassed about it as a kid. All the other kids in my family had gorgeous names and I got 'Joaquin', you know what I mean? So I said 'This is not good. Even I can't say it'.
- Joaquin Phoenix
I suck at painting and writing; I tried both. For me, it's acting because I grew up with it. When we moved to California, we all did commercials and TV shows. Riv was the first to get a TV show and me and my sister Liberty guest-starred on another show. It was kind of accidental.
- Joaquin Phoenix
I never think that I'm good at anything I do. I can always do it better, I know my weakness. I've never been perfect.
- Joaquin Phoenix
I'm not the indie kid, and I'm also not the John Grisham novel hero, but I am all of those things. I do whatever excites me at the time.
- Joaquin Phoenix
I'll be in some huge $80 million buddy cop movie, I don't care, and I'll also do some wild independent movie. I refuse to have an agenda.
- Joaquin Phoenix
I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun.
- Joaquin Phoenix
