River Phoenix Quotes
"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'."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Change, People, First, Fun, Name, Old, World, Years)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Success, People, Addiction, Corporate, Mind, Reason)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Countries, Feeling)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Children, Clothes, Kids, Names, Old, Poor, Words)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Music, Thought, Actor)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Sexuality)
"It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Movies, People, Friend, Feeling)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Money, Music, Acting, Conviction)
"Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Music, Creation)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Family, Time, People, Direction, Energy, Wonder)
"Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Peace, Perfection, Vegetarianism)
"Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Acting)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: People, Character, Beach, Dogs, Football, Play)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Music, Time, Goal, Actors, Right, Want)
"Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Selling)
"I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars."
- River Phoenix
"I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it."
- River Phoenix
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Truth, Lie, Psychology)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Lie, Name)
"I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings."
- 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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Car, Accident, Day, Want)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Work)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Change)
"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."
- River Phoenix
(Related: People, Moments)
"I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things."
- River Phoenix
(Related: Character, Play)