River Phoenix
I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a glorious day. It'll probably be a waterfall.Collection: Car
I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings.
I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth.
I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.
I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a big hit, but for me it was more meaningful than anything else I'd ever done.
I can't on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to learn to live with the Israelies, but I can start with me.
I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I can imagine people calling me a character, but I'm Joe Straight.
When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as an irrational way of using our power, to take a weaker thing and mutilate it. It was like the way bullies would take control of younger kids in the schoolyard.
Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.
I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things.
It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies.
We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.
I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity, my name is no longer my own.
We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free feeling. I'm glad I didn't have a traditional upbringing.
I've been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember. I mean even before I became an actor. I just thought it would be a tough field to break into, so I became an actor instead.
Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right.
People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is yes. My family has a lot of good energy going in one direction and because of it, we get a lot of things done. That's why I'll always spend a lot of time at Camp Phoenix.
Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.
When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.
Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn't know what the words meant.
Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting.
Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling.
I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars.
Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in.
It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone else how to clean their house.
Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people.
Run to the rescue with love/and peace will followCollection: Running
We're all worth it, man. We're all worth millions of planets and stars and galaxies and universes.Collection: Stars
Although I can't stop all cruelty to living creatures on the planet, I can be kinder to every living creature in my life.Collection: Planets
I’ve learned that if you can’t get it all together to accomplish this thing called peace, you do at least your part in your life, because that’s where you can truly make an immediate difference.Collection: Differences
In simplicity there is truth.Collection: Simplicity
Sometimes I wish I wasn't as conscious as I am. It would be so much easier.Collection: Wish
We take these animals and completely violate who they are. We use them, abuse them, and deprive them all their lives…then we cut their throats, shred them and eat them! Morally, I’m against it, ethically, I can’t justify it, and ecologically, it’s just insane. The thought of meat-eating makes me shudder. As far as wearing fur is concerned, it is the rudest, most inconsiderate, selfish and sick façade I can imagine.Collection: Selfish
Animals are not our playthings. We are on this earth to protect them. It's our duty.Collection: Animal
What I have got from my childhood aren't toys, but memories. And happy memories are better than any toy.Collection: Memories
I don't want to get so lost in thinking about me and talking about me all the time in interviews. It's so nice to unwind and just look at other things and get out of yourself. It's hard to detach myself from myself without neglecting myself. You know what I mean? I don't want to get in to the habit of thinking about my career because when it comes down to it, it's not really that important. I could die tomorrow and the world would go on.Collection: Nice
I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity. My name is no longer my own. I try to lie as much as I can when I’m interviewed. It’s reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they’ll print the truth.Collection: Lying
I like girls who are natural because I am natural in everything I do. If I meet a girl who is snobby and wants special treatment, she's not going to get it from me because she hasn't earned it. But I've been basically lucky because I've mostly met nice girls - and that's what attracts me.Collection: Girl
People are constantly trying to make an image for you. They`ll dress you up and tell you to pose a certain way and take all these pictures... they want a certain image, so they create that. And unless you`re spending a lot of time to create another image to counteract that image, theirs will win. So right now, I`m kind of dealing with a lot of false ideas of what I`m about.Collection: Winning
I would rather quit while I was ahead. There’s no need in overstaying your welcome.Collection: Phoenix
Life is multi-layered and there's no way I could do my life justice in one pat answer.Collection: Justice
Addiction is not just for bad people or scumbags - it's a universal disease.Collection: Addiction
Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace. But it's a small link. There are lots of other issues: apartheid , vivisection, political prisoners, the arms race. There's so much going on in this world today, so much ignorance among people. That's not to say I'm not standing amongst everybody. But the point is, what can we do now? That's the thing about vegetarianism; it's an individual's decision and it's something you have control over. How many things do we really have control over?Collection: Ignorance
I feel that there are great minds up there who would like to see what I can do with an Oscar nomination. I guess many people would change after a nomination in the way they see things. In my case it's really irrelevant in terms of what I do. Still, it was an incredible experience which I will put in my memories, like everything else.Collection: Memories
You feel the spirit move you. I can be possessed really well.Collection: Moving
We need an extreme movement because what is happening to animals is so extreme. Some misinformed people claim that animal rights activists are terrorists, but these people are simply ignorant of who the real terrorists are - the companies and industries that torture literally billions of animals each year.Collection: Real
I'm a minor, stupid talent compared to my brother [Joaquin].Collection: Brother
I project a definite innocence. A lot of that is just the way I grew up.Collection: Way
I can’t on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to learn to live with the Israelies, but I can start with me.Collection: Change
When I was younger, I was worried about how others viewed me and if I was good enough. I realize now that you can't mold an image or try to be something that you are not. As far as being an actor is concerned, your work really speaks for itself.Collection: Trying