OlderJoaquin Phoenix’s Letterman Appearance — HUH?!
Joaquin Phoenix dropped by The Late Show With David Letterman on Thursday to promote his latest movie, Two Lovers.
The 34-year-old actor keeps his head down during most of the interview and doesn’t get very chatty. He even forgets his costar’s name — Gwyneth Paltrow!
In between the many awkward silences, Dave pokes fun at Joaquin’s new look, asking, “What can you tell us about your days with the Unabomber?”
Joaquin does confirm he quit acting to pursue music. However, the audience does burst into laughter when he says he’s recording “more hip-hop music.”
Dave indirectly tells Joaquin it’s rude to chew gum during an interview. Joaquin then takes the gum out of his mouth and sticks it underneath Dave’s desk!!! Dave ends the interview, saying, “Joaquin, I’m sorry you couldn’t be here tonight.”
Watch the must-see interview below. Two Lovers opens in theaters TOMORROW!
Joaquin Phoenix’s Letterman Appearance
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Why would any actor in his right mind act like this while trying to promote his career? He’s obviously not in his right mind and is mentally ill. I really pray he gets help.
I thought I noticed him pulling his dark glasses down for a second when he shook hands with Dave at the end. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gave Dave a wink before he left. I think this is a stunt.
If this is a stunt, it’s not funny because he’s making a lot of people feel genuine concern and worry for him!
I agree with 70/74 and felt bad for him as well. It was just sad and Dave wouldn’t stop.
Even if it is a joke, it’s not funny. Mental illness is a very serious thing and affects our society in a profound way, and making a joke out of it like this is disgusting.
I used to like Joaquin (I loved his performance in Walk The Line, it’s what got me into Johnny Cash), but I have lost all respect for him now.
ahhhhhhh nooooo seriously this guy needs help he has gone off the dangerous deep end(like other nameless members of his family previously have…and not with desired results) but honestly someone get this guy counseling or check him into a rehab center or something, anything. geezz this interview scares me. He is a tremendously talented actor, please do not get me wrong, Walk the Line is one of the best movies in HISTORY, ever made, and he sooooo soooo sooooo deserved not only his Oscar nomination in 2006 for that movie, but he most definitely also deserved to win for his AMAZING portrayal of Johnny Cash, unfortunately it was not his year, let’s put it that way, because Philip Seymour Hoffman had to take that away from him, really ashame because although Philip is a great actor also, he always wins and takes it away from others to the point where it gets annoying and tiresome after awhile. Reese picked up all her awards for Walk the Line, so why shouldn’t Joaquin have also? His performance was utterly outstanding.(and so was Reese Witherspoon’s of course, the entire movie ROCKSSS, see it if you havent already, and i apologize for going on this pro-Walk the Line tangent which is way off topic from where i started this post at!!) back to what i was originally saying: Everyone, please do not (whatever you do) diss Joaquin in any way whatsoever, he is awesome, talented, and an amazing person. Though, i admit he can be very odd, bizzare, and freaky,insane, and intense/extreme(he really gets “into” his roles, which only makes him a better actor, but also makes him that much more intense sometimes, since he usually plays “intense” roles in movies) he seems like he needs help right now, this is a serious issue, i am not joking around here. This is not a normal interview, this is one of the most awkward and pointless interviews I have seen in a while/long time, or even ever. I don’t have anything else to say, he needs help and assistance with his issues not criticism and this is soo ridiculous. He can sing and he is a good musician, but come on, really, a career in hip-hop/rap music at this time in his life has got to be a complete joke, but i know its not a joke which totally confuses me. why is he doing this? he is only ruining his life, he is such a great actor!!! (Watch Parenthood (1980’s movie with Steve Martin, one of Joaquin’s first movie appearances, he was a young teen and is INCREDIBLE in it, and it is a fantastic movie)he seems sooo drunk/high in this interview. why does he like not talk at all and avoid fully answering almost every question posed to him by Letterman? and why is he unable to laugh at any of David’s jokes? something is up with this man. great man, but an odd one lets simply leave it at that for now. lol damn this is endless haha
All I have to say is very bizare
Wow everyone needs to take a chill pill. While Joaquin is no Andy Kauffman, he sitll doing an excellent job of highlighting the absurdity of celebrity adoration, and the public and celebrity news sites are eating it up with a spoon. It’s been well established that he and Casey Affleck are making a documentary to show they can get the media to believe anything they want. They purposely kept Letterman out of the loop to keep the interview as genuine as possible. The audience was laughing because they actually have a sense of humour unlike most people here it seems.
he was coked off his ass, no secret he digs the white powder
yea i agree with someone who said they think he is having some sort of breakdown, i feel sorry for him, i reckon he’s making a big cry out to people, he’s gotten really weird and he seems to really need to be with down to earth people….i herd he has a crazy paving background and sounds like he needs a rest not just from acting but the whole scene…….even though he kept going he must have felt really embarrased… david L made a joke i think he went too far…and it was pretty uncomfortable watching…. ps he should cut his hair, whats the point of hiding his face its pretty attractive when its fuzz free……
cringeworthy!!!
I think that this may be an act. Notice how he almost breaks into a smile when Dave is messing with him and at the end how he shakes his hand and takes off his glasses quickly to acknowledge him at the end of the interview when he wore them during the entire time. His body language during the interview is so reserved and annoyed, but right after it is finished it is like he clicks out of character to be real with Dave.
Not sure that its real folks.
just please dont say thats hilarious. what david and the audience did was really not cool. they should have left this guy alone, he doesnt look like he wants to be in a public eye. especially totally laughed at. it must have hurt when the whole audience was laughing at his dreams or whatever hes doing and enjoying. people really should shut up sometimes. so should letterman.
it s sad the way they make fun of him, he must feel so misunderstood . He is just different, uncomfortable with success and with all this fakeness. You go Joachin, be yourself man, high or not, talkative or mute, you stand out there. Bless you Bro.
I agree with you lavagirl #6.
That was painful to watch.
I love you Joaquin. What’s going on with you man?
That’s not funny.
looks to me like his just trying to be like bob dylan, check out some of his interviews
he is not misunderstood or something-!
this is totaly fake,, a project with casey^^
and i’m sure he said this to letterman at the end
you people need to lighten up a bit…look at his career as an actor, this is nothing out of the ordinary for him. he is an extremely talented and eccentric person and i’m sure there is some purpose behind it, even if he is just trying to be funny by his own measure. whoever was talking about alienating his fans needs to pull the stick out.
This was a joke. Several times you could see JP hold back from laughing. And at the end of the clip, when they shake hands they whisper something to each other. Dave was definitely in on it. It was very funny! JP was very funny. He couldn’t remember Gweneth Paltrow’s name–but the moment Dave forgot to mention the other actress, JP said it–he wasn’t out of it at all.
THIS IS HILARIOUS! JAJAJAJA DAVID LETTERMAN YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!
His fans won’t be alienated — I’m not.
And Dave was quite insulting if the guy is having a breakdown. Notice the difference in Dave before the commercial and afterward. He might have known something was up but was gentle before and laughing at it much more afterward. Dave handled it great.
Joaquin hates doing press and being famous, so I think this is a whole schtick on that and what it does to people. But then again, he could be having a breakdown as Walk the Line brought up a lot of family emotions for him and he does have the family disease of substance abuse.
Either way, Andy Kaufman made people uncomfortable and question what was funny and what wasn’t, and was more a performance artist. I think that’s what Joaquin is trying to do here. If you are disturbed or put off, that’s what he’s wanting you to feel and question about yourself — why do you feel that way, and what role have you played in celebrities’ fame?
Love you Joaquin <3 you are my teddybear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he was dumb on the show.
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