"I’ve worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don’t work out." ― Joaquin Phoenix Topic(s): Music More From Joaquin Phoenix "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." "Whether you think a film will affect society or it’s plain entertainment, it’s all excellent, it’s all noble." "My music is going to be true. I’m not out to sell records. I’m experiencing something, and it’s what I feel." More In Music "True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper."― Thomas Carlyle "No matter how many times people say it – ‘Oh, I’m just writing this for myself’ ‘Oh, I’m just doing this for myself’ – nobody’s doing it for themselves! You’re doing it for an audience. So whether I’m performing or writing a book or playing music, it’s definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely."― Steve Martin "Comedians work great as actors because they’re good under pressure. With a lot of actors, you have to make them feel like everything’s going really well to get a good performance out of them. But, if you have a comedian on the set, you can tell them, ‘Hey, you really are screwing this up,’ and then they just get better."― Louis C. K.