River Phoenix quotes - page 2

I consider myself an atlas. Sort of an Arnold Schwarzenegger with a Nigel Tufnel twist. I walk close to edges; I kiss them with my toe. (River Phoenix)
When you see the name 'River Phoenix' everywhere; you gotta, like, joke about it. View quote
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Most actors possess an intuitive side. Actually, the further away I am from the character, the less work I have to do. It takes so much more energy to detach yourself from your own life references that might cross wires with your character's. I think it's cheating for me to ever use my life references in conjunction with my characters. It's my reaction transferred to the character, which isn't good. What I have to do is erase those things and then find something else. I can't stand in front of a camera and let anything of myself come through or I'm betraying the character's complete trueness. There are some actors who just use themselves. They can wear their ego on their sleeve and it looks great. I can't do that. View quote
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I'm on the drug I'm on the drug I'm on the drug that killed River Phoenix. View quote
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There's a River born to be a giver Keep you warm, wont let you shiver His heart is never gonna wither come on everybody time to deliver. View quote
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Oh Yeah, we really are great people. I think Keanu and I are the nicest guys on the planet.. with the exception of George Bush and Ronald Reagan. View quote
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I don't see any point or any good in drugs that are as disruptive as cocaine. I never tried heroin. I tried alcohol and most of the others when I was 15, and got it out of the way-finished with the stuff. View quote
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One of the things that was introduced to me at an early stage in life was to try to make stuff happen. But nothing ever worked that way for me. What I learned on my own was that to try and play God with your life will wreck your brain and your nervous system, and mess up your natural direction in the course that's already there...But look, I just don't want to read about me being made into a basket case because of my work. It's self-pity that I hate. I mean, it comes with the territory. An actor with any conviction goes the extra mile. View quote
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I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings. View quote
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Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling. View quote
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Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace. (River Phoenix)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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'. View quote
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I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars. View quote
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I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it. View quote
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Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in. View quote
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I welcome an end to this all if that's what should be, I don't mind that. In fact, I would rather quit while I was ahead. There's no need in overstaying your welcome. View quote
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It's really designed, I think, to strip you and blend you. It's like feeling like the invisible man. You just stand there, and you start disintegrating, and you can't see yourself, and you just feel like you're being absorbed into this big blob of glitter. View quote
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Fame doesn't affect my relationships with people much because I've got my head on straight, but there is some sort of undertone that has a weird effect when you're trying to walk through life – I'm not interested in seeing "the media" manifest itself in my life. I don't even like to call acting a career. I prefer to think of it as a project, or else I'd start worrying about things like money. I like contributing to causes, people and the world around me. Just kind of sharing it all, that's what's important. (River Phoenix)
And they say he's too young to surrender And they cry out, and they call him by name. Their graffiti tells how he's remembered. Still, the River runs on just the same. Run River, run. View quote
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We didn't know Jackie O She was one of the people that we did not know Nor did we care about her hair, Her pillbox hat or her savoir faire. But still we thought we knew Maybe you did too River Phoenix River Phoenix Ian curtis and River Phoenix and me and you. View quote
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I remember I was In the tanning salon When I heard that River Phoenix was gone They say that only the good die young But that ain't true where I come from California, California. View quote
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It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies. View quote
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