Joaquin Phoenix

No, I don't want to talk about River. I have nothing to say about it that I would want to be public.

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

When I decide to do something, I stick with it, total commitment.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.