Joaquin Phoenix Hates The Oscars.... And Some Carrots
Joaquin Phoenix is getting Oscar buzz (slap me with a dry carrot the next time I type "Oscar buzz") for his performance as a young Suri Cruise in The Master, but he let everyone know that he's not playing the Oscar game, because it leaves a gross taste of carrot caca in his mouth. During a talk with film critic Elvis Mitchell for Interview (via HuffPo), Elvis brought up the Oscar talk and it made Joaquin get on the floor and heave out pieces of rotten carrot bits. Joaquin was nominated for Walk the Line and he says the entire experience made him want to knee the Oscar trophy in its b-hole. Joaquin and Elvis' Oscar talk went like this:
MITCHELL: So what are you going to do when they put you on the awards circuit for The Master?
PHOENIX: You're out of your mind, dude. You're out of touch with what has happened.
MITCHELL: I think we've established that you're the one who's out of his mind. [Phoenix laughs] You don't think that's going to happen?
PHOENIX: I'm just saying that I think it's bullshit. I think it's total, utter bullshit, and I don't want to be a part of it. I don't believe in it. It's a carrot, but it's the worst-tasting carrot I've ever tasted in my whole life. I don't want this carrot. It's totally subjective. Pitting people against each other . . . It's the stupidest thing in the whole world. It was one of the most uncomfortable periods of my life when Walk the Line was going through all the awards stuff and all that. I never want to have that experience again. I don't know how to explain it—and it's not like I'm in this place where I think I'm just above it—but I just don't ever want to get comfortable with that part of things.
I know how Joaquin feels, because watching I'm Still Here was like going through the most uncomfortable period ever. But that Oscar crap is not that serious! GOOPY Paltrow, Crash, Helen Hunt and Al Pacino (for Scent of the GD Woman) all won Oscars, so it's obviously just one, big long joke. Joaquin doesn't have to get all melodramatic about it. More like JoaQUEEN Phoenix. Joaquin really hates the Oscars, because it's the only time he's forced to take a shower and wash his pits. That's the real reason.
And speaking of worst-taking carrots, Joaquin needs to stop acting like he wouldn't stick his tongue out if somebody dangled this worst-tasting carrot in front of him:
Yes, Joaquin, you DO want this Carrot.
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Joaquin is the man! I never really knew much about him before, but I like him alot after that interview!
I love Joaquin. He's hot, he cuts right through the Hollywood crap and phoniness on the record no less, and he can act.
And he's dead-on about the Oscar clusterfuck.
"I can sympathize, but this is typical corporate kiss the bosses ass at the Christmas party stuff."
I disagree. For those of us who have to engage in that kind of behind-kissing, yes, it's true (I am terrible at it, nonetheless). However, Joaquin could retire tomorrow to a far, never earn another dime, and be fine. He has no boss - he is the boss. That said, he's just disputing the whole notion of a "best" in an industry filled with talent. I bet he'll still go that night, but that doesn't make him a hypocrite.
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I fucking love this man, he is not into all the bullshit that goes with his job AND he is sessy! I would break him...... Ok I've got the horn now...
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I don't blame Pheonix. The oscars are a sham. And he was robbed when he played Cash.
I love him. He's one of the very few "manly-man" actors we have left (seriously, there are way too many pretty boys who are perfectly groomed).
I love him. He's one of the very few "manly-man" actors we have left (seriously, there are way too many pretty boys who are perfectly groomed).
Ok, he officially took himself out of the competition. The Oscar should be mailed to Daniel Day Lewis tomorrow.
Does this mean the Academy will not put Joaquin on for The Master? He's right. The Oscars are a major joke and don't mean anything. The winners are so random, unless you are Meryl Streep. She gets Oscars for just breathing.
Joaquin's one of those few actors that I still find interesting to watch. I even saw "Two Lovers" with him and Goopy -- not a great movie, but I just found Joaquin so fascinating in it. Maybe because he really is a crazy bitch in real life.
He shouldn't be so melodramatic about the Oscars but it's true, award shows are such a shameless circle jerk. I get so sick of these actors and their campaigning, and I'm rarely impressed with any of the movies or the nominees nowadays.
I can't hate on him (Plus, I think he's kinda cute... don't hate on me!).
The Oscars are a joke. It's about who can out-campaign the other, not necessarily who was actually better at their job. What a farce!
I like Joaquin, he's obviously sick of the attention, and dislikes doing press for films. He keeps mostly out of the news so he's ok, they should leave him be. ;p
"Oscar buzz... for his performance as a young Suri Cruise in The Master" - AHAHAHAHAHAA MK!! HAHAHAAHA
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River wasn't comfortable with award nominations either. He'd be the exact same if he were alive today. I miss him too and always wonder what roles he would have had instead of such and such. I got to see him perform with his band Aleka's Attic in 1991 with Rain and their mom was there too selling merch!
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I will never forgive the Academy for giving the Best Picture Oscar to Crash instead of Brokeback Mountain. The Oscars can kiss my fat white ass.
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What Bizarrelife said.
I miss River.
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I can sympathize, but this is typical corporate kiss the bosses ass at the Christmas party stuff. Deal with it, or don't work in that environment.
He's a great actor imho. We Own the Night, Gladiator, Walk The Line.
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Pushy - the incosiderate person has left the building. I'm shitting rainbows and unicorns for the next hour.
SANS FARDS -- Angela didn't lose out to Halle in the same year, I should have clarified that, but I was just making an example of who wins/who doesn't win. Angela's an amazing actress. Another actress I like a lot, too, who reminds me of her is Alfre Woodard, and I have a feeling she's never won an Oscar either.
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I'd rather have River back w/his Oscar nomination than Joaquin's lips complaining about his Oscar win.
Submitted by Twat Muffin on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 4:00pm.
Hell yeah! Basset was SOOO GOOOOD in that movie, and she totally got stiffed, presumably because she didn't get naked and have sex with Billy Bob. I love Angela!
Submitted by annobanano on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 2:13pm.
You may want to revise that opinion. His next movie has Shia LaDouche having sex. Real sex. On-sex set. Shown in the movie.
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I think I agree with him, also. The awards shows, the fashion shows, etc. Blah, blah, blah. It's acting. No one is performing brain surgery, no one is fighting fires, and no one is doing anything heroic.
What I DO have a problem with is the reverse hypocrisy he is exuding here. I am almost positive that he has NO problems cashing his checks, buying his home, etc. etc. He makes a living off the pig. You cannot make a living off the pig, and then cast your eyes downward when the pig ruts around in it's own crap. This is how the business works. Deal with it in a somewhat sensible fashion. Then, move on.
Submitted by Twat Muffin on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 4:00pm.
SANS FARDS & Cookie_Monster -- another prime example: Halle Berry winning for "Monster's Ball" but Angela Bassett not winning for "What's Love Got to do With It?" I still can't get over that one.
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The fact that Angela's never won an Oscar is in itself a travesty. And she lost out to Halle Berry? you have to be kidding me!
**edit - I see that they're not the same year, derp. But still....Angela hasn't won anything? and Halle has? LAME.**
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Submitted by P.T.Bull on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 10:33pm.
"This bitch is crazier than a pillowcase full of clear-level scientologist possums."
I agree with him, it isn't quite a mockery, but it is a lot of self promotion.
He's a great actor though, when he's on the screen I am totally fixated on him. I will still be watching the oscars(thats MY super-bowl night) and I hope he wins.
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SANS FARDS & Cookie_Monster -- another prime example: Halle Berry winning for "Monster's Ball" but Angela Bassett not winning for "What's Love Got to do With It?" I still can't get over that one.
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Submitted by Cookie_Monster_ on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 3:36pm.
He's fucking right. When you look at his transformance in Walk the Line where he FUCKING SANG ALL THE SONGS HIMSELF, but they couldnt give him a fucking plastic trophy.
BUT can give Marissa Tomei one for playing some spaz in My Cousin Vinny (a shit movie) or Al Pacino one for Scent of a Woman (I love Al Pacino but he overacted in this movie)- you can see it's all one big political fuck you to real actors.
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yeah, sometimes Oscar really gets it wrong. There's tons of other examples of winners who didn't deserve the award and won out over what should've been the clear winner.
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Submitted by P.T.Bull on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 10:33pm.
"This bitch is crazier than a pillowcase full of clear-level scientologist possums."
No matter what he says, I still hope they give him a best actor award for the Oscars. He was incredible...
Submitted by GingeMinge on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 2:35pm.
One man's carrot is another man's dildo.
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LOL! I want that sentence embroidered on a pillow.
I do think Helen Hunt deserved her Oscar though, I love "As Good As It Gets" and think she's great in it.
He's fucking right. When you look at his transformance in Walk the Line where he FUCKING SANG ALL THE SONGS HIMSELF, but they couldnt give him a fucking plastic trophy.
BUT can give Marissa Tomei one for playing some spaz in My Cousin Vinny (a shit movie) or Al Pacino one for Scent of a Woman (I love Al Pacino but he overacted in this movie)- you can see it's all one big political fuck you to real actors.
Submitted by SANS FARDS on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 1:18pm.
I've always had the hots for Joaquin here. He went through that short period when he looked like a frazzled out meth-head, but he cleans up pretty nicely. He was hot in Gladiator.
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Yes and Yes. I never got the hots for Maximus. It was all Marcus Aurelius.
Any excuse to bring in Carrot Top aka Mr. Sexay.
Joaquin reminds me of Crispin Grover, but a little more coherent.
Submitted by Ophelias evil twin on Thu,
@ ME....LEAF!!!!!!! bwahaaaa!
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IHateCharityChic -- I couldn't have said it better myself -- well done!!! Especially love the fake girlfriends part.
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gossipfan -- I have a feeling you're right. Harvey will cut a bitch if he doesn't show up for the Oscars. Maybe that horrific Fugliana Rancid will even ask him who he's wearing, LOL!
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After watching the campaign last year I have to agree with him. It was utterly shameless the way these people behave going to a million different pre-awards events every fucking day where you never even get a weekend off from these people for four straight months. They'll drag their families and fake girlfriends around from red carpet to red carpet, suddenly taking an interest in some obscure film festival with Academy voters, bloggers they never gave a shit about before and won't give a shit about afterwards, groveling and faking their way through an endless parade of bullshit that never ends. And a million interviews later you've heard about every moment of their entire existence however real or imagined and you are so sick and tired of seeing these people you just want them to choke on their bullshit and never be heard from again.
And we're going to have to go through this shit again this year and in the end it is always about the same fucking people. George Clooney will turn his Executive Producer job on Argo into the George Show and his side-kick Brad Pitt will most likely did what he did last time, exploit every last drop out of his personal life by sharing a million personal stories we've already heard a million times, threaten to retire again and then finish it all off by faking another leg injury that suddenly heals itself the day after voters send their ballots in.
And the press will eat that shit up oohing and aahing and cooing their way through this four month George and Brad bullshit train like it's the first time they've ever seen this before.
If Harvey Weinstein has it his way, Joaquin will be nominated and his fine scarysexy crazy smart ass will be on the red carpet. I love this bitch!
Good for him. Its all poser bullshit!(Well, most of it is.) And, yes, he is so, so good in The Master. Amy Adams surprised me as well.
One man's carrot is another man's dildo.
annobanano -- I agree. I don't care about the popular movies; I just want to see a good movie. Yeah, I saw a couple of popular ones this past year, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Dark Shadows," but that's it. I really do want to see "The Master."
Cashew -- I thought Alexander Skarsgard was very cute & sweet in "Melancholia"!
skinny fat -- you are totally right. Some Oscar winners don't get much work after their Oscar wins.
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M.E. "I guess holding River as he died, along with the cult he grew up in pretty much fucked him up emotionally."
Yeah, I'm thinking that would fuxk someone up.
Hope your day gets better at work:(
Event Horizon - that would be my guess. His "career" is there.
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Oscars aren't as worthless as Nobel Peace Prizes these days, have to admit that Joaquin.
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They do have an ice bar in Vegas, maybe he was there?
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@ Submitted by Twat Muffin on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 1:48pm.
Think Lars is incapable of making a "popular" movie which is cool with me. His movies are visually stunning and emotionally devastating.
Submitted by bambam on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 1:12pm.
Oscars aren't worthless. Winners can command higher salaries with that Academy Award Winner tag posted after their name. Worthless as an ass kissing ceremony maybe, but not money wise.
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True, for a while, but there are a lot of Oscar winners who don't even get work anymore. Or their monetary rise is only as good as their next couple of pictures.
Cashew -- yeah, it was a beautiful movie. Like I said, not for everyone, but it held my attention the whole time. I wish "The Tree of Life" would have been more like "Melancholia." Both featured beautiful imagery.
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Submitted by Twat Muffin on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 1:48pm.
Hey Twatty! Melancholia is a gorgeous, gorgeous movie. Just loved the mood, and it captured depression and the bravery of it so well. I LOVED the very last shot. Amazing!
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Submitted by Ophelias evil twin on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 1:35pm.
Submitted by Whamo on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 1:27pm.
(which he should of)
you mean should HAVE.. once I SEEN that I just had to correct it. ;)
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LOL, fair enough smartass!:)P
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