Happy Birthday: Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Born: October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico

I go into movies thinking, we’re performing, but with interviews, we’re pretending to be completely real. I just can’t get my head around it. And the things we say in this hour could permanently shape our personas. I mean, tell me that’s not a little odd! And because I think that’s odd, people think I’m odd. And that’s strange. Know what I’m saying?

(On falling into acting): “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.”

8MM 1999 dir. Joel Schumacher Starring Nicolas Cage Phoenix James Gandolfini

QUILLS 2000 dir. Philip Kaufman Cast: Geoffrey Rush Kate Winslet

Gladiator 2000 dir. Ridley Scott starring Russell Crowe Phoenix

Reservation Road 2007 dir. Terry George Cast Joaquin Phoenix Elle Fanning

We Own the Night 2007 Directed by James Gray Starring Mark Wahlberg Phoenix Duvall

Signs 2002 dir. M. Night Shyamalan Cast Mel Gibson Phoenix

THE MASTER 2012 dir. Paul Thomas Anderson Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman Joaquin Phoenix

WALK THE LINE 2005 dir. James Mangold Stars: Joaquin Phoenix Reese Witherspoon

HER 2013 dir. Spike Jonze Stars: Joaquin Phoenix Amy Adams

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