"I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors." ― Joaquin Phoenix Topic(s): Amazing More From Joaquin Phoenix "There are kids who get on a BMX bike when they’re eight years old and they go, ‘Whoa, this is incredible,’ and grow up to do extreme sports. It’s the same for me with acting." "You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose." "I’ve worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don’t work out." More In Amazing "I put the costume on and said ‘It’s not very comfortable, but it looks amazing,’ so it’s all good."― Chris Hemsworth "I started crying the other day just thinking that the baby is going to leave me soon! You have this relationship with this person in your belly and it’s really amazing."― Emily Procter "Like most people my age, my job is the main focus of my life. I don’t have some kind of jet-setting fabulous lifestyle where I’m constantly in situations to acquire amazing anecdotes, that’s it."― Anna Paquin