I hope for all of us that the future brings us towards evolving our consciousness. To delving deeper into our true power. To exploring more the key to sustaining our planet and our art for the better of all living things.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Logic is my moral compass. RAIN BOJANGLES I would try and sing along with bands that I like but it sounded so atrocious that I couldn't. JOAQUIN PHOENIX We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free fee... RIVER PHOENIX I don't want to get into the habit of thinking about my career because when it comes down to it, it'... RIVER PHOENIX Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on. RIVER PHOENIX Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an A... TANIT PHOENIX I am a trained hypnotherapist, yes, but it's more like a guided meditation. Most of the people I... TANIT PHOENIX I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress - a fresh face. They need a woma... TANIT PHOENIX When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as an irrational way of using our pow... RIVER PHOENIX I'd see child actors and I'd get so jealous, because they're just completely wide open. JOAQUIN PHOENIX It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexualit... RIVER PHOENIX I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and Da... JOAQUIN PHOENIX People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is yes. My family has a lot... RIVER PHOENIX Morgan, this crop stuff is just about a bunch of nerds who never had a girlfriend their whole lives.... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it. RIVER PHOENIX I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in. RIVER PHOENIX It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexualit... RIVER PHOENIX Death is a sickness that everyone is born with, but sometimes we dodge the bullets. PHOENIX MILLER I don't know if you've noticed but I've messed up like 40 times. I'm all over the place. JOAQUIN PHOENIX There are kids who get on a BMX bike when they're eight years old and they go, 'Whoa, this i... JOAQUIN PHOENIX You’re beautiful when you do that.” She dropped her gaze to his. “What’s that?” ... AIRICKA PHOENIX No, but I feel it. I'm not worried about the looks. I'm worried about the sensation of my brain bein... JOAQUIN PHOENIX It's more of a statement film and kind of a cynical statement at that. It explores the idea that war... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Well, it's hard to say who John was because he was such a complicated character, ... You know, he re... JOAQUIN PHOENIX That was Johnny Cash. He was a complete person. He acknowledged the darker side of his mind. He didn... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I'm kind of cynical about married people or couples singing together. I've seen it manipulated too m... JOAQUIN PHOENIX