Joaquin Phoenix Quotes

I couldn't really tell if it was a different childhood because I was used to it, it was kind of normal to me. The only time I remember it felt a bit odd was when I went to other people's houses and they were calling people 'dad.' I wouldn't get that. But my uncle, who also lived with me, was a father figure.

I do have a somewhat unique upbringing.

Sure, my childhood was unusual. All these eccentric, wild people frequented our home: rock stars, drag queens, models, bikers, freaks. But I was not this little rich girl. My mom and I lived in an apartment.

I wouldn't say that my family is normal.

My parents didn't really know one another.

My dad didn't drive - the only dad I knew who didn't.

Womenfolk raised me, and I was full-grown before I knew I came from a broken home.

They have had such a crazy life living with me as their dad. Not crazy but different from their friends.

I was raised in a lower-income family, and we were wild.

I think I realized early on that my family wasn't like other families.

My upbringing as a child was very atypical.

My parents had lots of parties. They were hopelessly bohemian. They were just 18 when they had me.

I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.

Luckily, I was raised by a kind of gypsy family, which is why I always get along better with people who worked in circuses than with kids of other actors. My mom was so carefree with us in a beautiful way. We were used to sleeping anywhere.

People think I must have pushy parents, but that's not the case.

I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family.

My dad is a civil engineer, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom. The fact that my parents weren't really involved in music was kind of good, because it meant that I had something that was private and personal.

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.

My mom comes from a really out-there upbringing, so for her, the way she raised me is pretty disciplined. I was home-schooled but more really unschooled, really.

My family is as far from a stage family as you could ever possibly find.

I'd be a liar if I said I had a normal family.

You won't really get a lot of the mainstream, lovey-dovey side because that wasn't a part of my life in the beginning.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.

I didn't have a normal childhood by any means. But it was what it was, and I appreciate what my parents did for me.

I had a very unusual childhood in that I grew up on the Stanford campus and I never moved.