OlderJoaquin Phoenix is Speechless
Wed, 09 January 2008 at 1:14 pm
Joaquin Phoenix accepted the award for Favorite Leading Man during Tuesday’s People’s Choice Awards despite the writers’ strike.
In a taped acceptance “speech,” the 33-year-old actor used cards to get a thank-you message across.
His funny cards read, “I’m speechless without the writers. Seriously. But in my own quiet way, I want to thank the millions of fans that voted for me for favorite leading man.”
Joaquin mumbled a quick “thank you” at the end of his printed message.
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Although Joaquin should thank River for the depth of emotion that certainly comes from watching your dumb*ss brother OD right in front of you in the prime of his life. What a sad waste.
clever way to show support. he could have sorted his hair and washed his face before taping it though
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He looked very good, a few years ago.
He’s getting fat and looks like he is in his 40’s!
I didn’t know he was only 33!
He’s become ugly, really, sorry for the fans but he’s
in a very bad shape!
Joaquin is my favorite actor and a wonderful person! He really deserved that award.
River was a good actor and a good person too but Joaquin did act in movies before River became famous so i don’t think Joaq should thank River for his fame as some people claim.
River wasn’t stupid. He did a misstake when he took those drugs. He was a lovey guy who did lot of good things. RIP.
BTW, the Phoenix family are all vegans and have been a good inspiration for me.
Funny…and yeah, he spelled his name wrong.
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Sorry, but as far as I’m concerned, anyone with that much going for them who chooses to put themselves in a position that could kill them is a dumb*ss. This coming from someone who LOVED River Phoenix.
hey j-money, lol.. can we get a river phoenix thread?
Ha! @ 01/09/2008 at 2:32 pm You/Me - What exactly are the actors going to perform without the writers? The people behind the scenes, the ones who actually make the shows we pay cable companies to air, seem to always be the ones who get the shaft. I can handle re-runs for a couple of months if the people who deserve to be paid fairly actually get paid fairly. Poor you, you have to watch an old episode of Everyone Loves Raymond. These people live off of peanuts. Get over it.
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You are grossly uninformed if you think writers are underpaid. They aren’t even really fighting to get paid more, they are fighting over internet rights.
Haven’t you ever read a book? Any decent author out there could write for a television show or pen a movie, all it takes is imagination. Sorry, but writing is just not that hard. And you are right, it is the people behind the scenes who are getting the shaft, however this does not include the writers. For every re-run that gets aired THEY get paid but the people who are really behind the scenes, those who work on set such as makeup, stunts, and such THEY are NOT getting paid while this strike is on-going.
As for your asinine comment about re-runs of Everbody Loves Raymond, I was speaking of CURRENT shows that are now showing re-runs. The writers on strike are selfish,period. Selfish toward the actors, the audience, and the people who really work behind the scenes
I agree with those who said Joaquin is a better actor than River ever was. No disrespect to River but he was nowhere near as good an actor as Joaquin, of course he never really got to realize his full potential either.
#38 - the writer’s are not just asking for money off internet downloads. They want their fair share of DVD sales and more money from syndication. Do you know that a lot of these writer’s only get 4 cent on a $20 DVD? That hardly seems right to me especially since if they hadn’t written the script for the movie, there wouldn’t be a movie! And considering that a lot of these big time actors are grossly overpaid and the studios rake in a considerable amount of revenue, they can afford to be paid more. The higher ups need to stop being greedy and give the writer’s their due.
this writer strike has been the best thing that’s ever happened to us.
“And considering that a lot of these big time actors are grossly overpaid and the studios rake in a considerable amount of revenue, they can afford to be paid more.”
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Now THAT I totally agree with.
I see your point.
But I still feel that because of this strike it is the viewers and other industry workers that are getting screwed.
love him
Hi, guys, my English is not perfect so please could anyone explain the meaning of “favourite leading man” nomination? I understand what is “best actor” but what is favourite leading man ??? is it for acting in a paticular film or just people’s sympathy for his personality? And is it true that MILLIONS of fans voted for this man?
As for the writers’ strike I agree that it’s just an urgy squabble over money and actors with self respect and independent mind should not take part in it.
Whoever you consider the better actor, Joaquin or River, just consider this: It’s disrespectful to both of them to compare them to each other. River would probably be rolling in his grave if he could read some of the things the die hard River fans say about his brother. And vise versa, the things that the Joaquin trolls write about River…nauseating, really. That’s how you show your love and support for these guys? By putting down the other one?
Lola, i’m totally agree.
Love him so much.
Hope his girlfriend gave him more than a big kiss as reward!!
Why is it that every time Joaquin is talked about, his brother gets brought up? Is that really fair to Joaquin? Every time Joaquin has an article about him this is what I see, ” Joaquin Phoenix, little brother to the late River Phoenix”. What the **** is that. Joaquin has made a name for himself in this industry ,ON HIS OWN I might add, that he doesent need to be reffered to like that anymore. And is it really necesarry to bring up River every time this mans picture appears on this site, or any other site. IT’s really kind of old. He died, what 13 years ago? Time to move on.
Because River died, people have put him on a pedestal. Comparing the two is unfair to both. River was talented FOR HIS AGE, and guessing what he might have done, IF he had even been able to transition to adult movies, is pure speculation. Joaquin is an amazing actor and anyone who is bashing him probably has a River bias in his mind.
Joaquin stole every scene in Gladiator from Russell Crowe, and pushed him to get that Oscar, and Russell, as evidenced in so many movies, is no slouch himself. Joaquin in Quills is mesmerizing and I’m not the only woman who still needs to change her panties when thinking of the love scene. He is an amazing actor, and so HOT!!
Most of the time, he hates the press so he’s scowling in pics, and plays serious roles, so no one sees that he is incredibly funny in real life. Everyone on sets always says what a riot he is to be around.
This was a funny idea and he was able to treat the fans with respect while still making a nod to the writers. Good for him.
You/Me you are angry about the strike, but you are angry at the wrong party. Be angry at the networks and studios depriving the writers of their fair pay for the work. The fact that everything has ground to a halt shows how valuable the writers are.
Instead of telling them to shut up and take it in the teeth so you can sit on your ass and watch more TV, tell the networks and studios to pay them fairly!
Your logic is to tell the coal miners who are working in bad conditions and dying to not demand safety because some people are getting cold without their coal. Yell at the people who are causing the strike, not the ones who are forced to ALSO be out of work and strike for what is fair.
You/Me if you think that writing is not that hard, you have not read what people write on blogs! Nor have you sat through bad movies, or lame sitcoms. You have not seen the difference that makes a mediocre movie a great one.
You simply are not that discerning. And you don’t understand the difference between writing a novel, non-fiction, television, plays, essays, interviews, etc. HUGE difference between writing a TV documentary and a magazine article, for example. And if you don’t know that much about writing, and don’t understand the nuances and why they do rewrites, then you really shouldn’t be making comments about another person’s job.
By the way, some of our greatest novelists in America bombed in Hollywood. Some of our greatest movie writers couldn’t write a book. Get your facts straight.
Maybe You/Me should move to Hollywood and write a screenplay or a pilot for a sitcom if they want to watch something new on tv so bad.
Post, 12, he is referring to his fans voting for him as he can’t understand why he could be voted being a leading man in a role. I highly doubt he would put down the writers on National TV as his classy speech says it all. He is clearly speechless! He is on the side of the writers, obviously, as that is why the speech is getting so much publicity.
Post, 12, he is referring to his fans voting for him as he can’t understand why he could be voted being a leading man in a role. I highly doubt he would put down the writers on National TV as his classy speech says it all. He is clearly speechless! He is on the side of the writers, obviously, as that is why the speech is getting so much publicity.
Can’t believe that some are comparing his deceased brother’s acting abilities to Joaquin. Pretty sad!! I am very glad that he won!! He so deserved this award. Even though he does not care about the awards, it is great he is finally getting recognition he deserves!!
You/Me - I really don’t think that I’m misinformed, I think perhaps you are misguided in your priorities. Maybe you NEED to turn off the TV for a while if writers (who, like I said, get paid PEANUTS and MAKE these shows happen) trying to compensated fairly is seen as selfish. God forbid you have to wait another month for a new episode of Desperate Housewives or Lost or [gasp] Law & Order.
BTW, as a lit major, yes I’d say I’ve read a few books.
He wasn’t putting down the writers. Most of the actors in Hollywood have visibly shown support for the people on strike. They understand exactly how important writers are to their jobs.
#41 - But I still feel that because of this strike it is the viewers and other industry workers that are getting screwed.
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Yes, it sucks that I can’t watch new episodes of my favorite shows, but as someone who’s a writer and one of my favorite college professors is a screenwriter, I totally empathize with the striking writers. They deserve to get paid, period. All of these studios are too busy lining their own pockets to give them their fair share. That’s not cool considering that lots of screenwriters have to have other jobs to subsidize what they do.
#51 remember da truth - THANK YOU!!! As a Global Journalism major I can tell you that not anyone can write - it’s hard. And then try switching from journalism to writing screenplays and novels…I’ve tried it and it’s extremely difficult because the principles are completely different. You have to drop everything you’ve ever learned as a journalist to be a novelist/screenwriter and vice versa - and even then, you can still suck. I’ve been published in newspapers and literary magazines, but you should see some of the stories my classmates and I wrote for my Fiction writing class. My professor ripped apart just about everything that he read.
Joaquin!! Where are you??? Still filming in NY or back to LA??? I miss you!! I miss pics!!!!
Haha Robbie Williams did that once when he was pissed!
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