Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.
I becan acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they got me and my little sister, Summer, to do it. After that I did some really weird guest spots with orangutans and stuff.
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.
I've made up so many stores about my name, I can't remember.
It's hard for me to put my feelings into words.
My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession.
No, I don't want to talk about River. I have nothing to say about it that I would want to be public.
The Star Wars movies are my favorite movies. Oh, those are great! That stuff was just so ballsy. It was, like, rugged special effects. Better than all this computer stuff now.
When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname of Kitten.
Joaquin often plays the supporting role of insecure, conflicted characters with a dark side.
Joaquin narrated the film Earthlings on behalf of animal rights activist group, PETA. The video is about animal abuse in factory farms, pet mills, and in industry research.
Joaquin was approved by Johnny Cash to play him in his movie, so Joaquin responded by buying a guitar and learning to play. He also spent hours with voice coaches, and spent several years practicing in-character as Johnny Cash.
Joaquin co-starred with Vince Vaughn in back to back hits in 1998. The first being the role of an imprisoned drug scapegoat, with Anne Heche in Return to Paradise. The second followed only a few months later, when he co-starred with Vince in a small town murder mystery in Clay Pigeons.
Joaquin and River are the first brothers to be nominated in the 'Acting' category for an Academy Award.
Joaquin and his brother River worked together in an ABC After School Special called Backwards: The Riddle Of Dyslexia, in 1984.
Joaquin's family traveled through Central & South America, his parents were ex-missionaries, they eventually settled in Los Angeles, California where they decided to pursue a career in acting for all 5 children.
Joaquin changed his name to a more earthy one, to blend in with his siblings: River, Summer, and Liberty. He switched it back to Joaquin in the early 1990's.
Joaquin won a 2006 Golden Globe award for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy for his role in Walk The Line.
Joaquin's hair used to be dirty blonde but was changed to black.
For his movie Ladder 49, Joaquin spent some time living in a firehouse and doing all the training the firefighters did. This is how he overcame his fear of heights.
Joaquin has green eyes.
After taking a break from acting, Joaquin was thrust into the limelight when his brother overdosed on drugs at The Viper Room, a nightclub in Los Angeles; Joaquin was the one who called 9-1-1. The call was re-broadcast on radio and television worldwide.
In 2000, Joaquin won the Best Supporting Actor award for his appearance in Gladiator at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Joaquin did his own vocals on the Walk the Line soundtrack.
Joaquin shares a birthday with actress Julia Roberts.
Contrary to popular belief, the scar on Joaquin's lip is not the result of a repaired cleft lip or palate. It is simply a birth mark. He has stated in interviews that, while pregnant with him, his mother felt a sharp pain one day, and he was born with a mark on his lip.
Joaquin resides in New York City in the same apartment building as best friend Casey Affleck and sister Summer Phoenix and director Gus Van Sant.
Joaquin is pronounced "WAA-keen"
Joaquin's nickname is "Kitten".
Joaquin has also worked as a model. As of late, he's been focusing on acting.
Joaquin once dated Liv Tyler. They met during the filming of Inventing the Abbotts, and broke up in fall of 1998.
Joaquin's last name was legally changed to Phoenix in 1977. His given last name was Bottom.
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