Joaquin Phoenix

When I look back I can't believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn't have money, but we were rich in so many other ways.

My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel.

I'd see child actors and I'd get so jealous, because they're just completely wide open.

My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children.

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.

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.

Every movie soaks into you for a certain amount of time.

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

There was a time when I read a script and I just got excited about the possibilities.

I enjoy humour more than anything, I don't really sit around banging my head and crying all the time.

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

Sometimes a character is really based on research that you do. Other times it's just based on your imagination or perhaps your conversation with the director. Or sometimes all of the above. It depends on the movie and character.