Joaquin Phoenix Quotes

People don't recognize me from gig to gig. They have no idea. But, that's really what I strive to do. I strive to stip myself down completely and build another human and become them.

The beauty of the character is that it's like camouflage. It's the best costume ever. I rarely get recognized as Pornstache when I'm out in public. Most people recognize me as the Law & Order guy, when I'm out in public.

I did everything I could to remain anonymous for as long as possible.

When you use sleep mask, no one's gonna recognize you. You're gonna look like an idiot, but it's so worth it.

I'm not quite at the point where I feel the need to wear disguises in public.

It's not a real name," she says. "Not one that he's carried with him always. It's one he wears like his hat. So he can take it off if he wants.

I've always been really interested in secrets - how people find ways of doing things without telling anyone else in order to keep themselves feeling safe in the world.

Addresses are given to us to conceal our whereabouts.

It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.

I mostly wear hats or put scarves over my head because I like to have a low profile when I go out.

For me, it's important to keep a level of anonymity.

I'm a shadow whisperer: I hide in the shadows. And I tend to avoid places where I might get photographed and end up with my picture in the press.

If people know too much about you, I think you become a little less interesting as an actor - your job is to fool people.

If I wear a hat and sunglasses, not as many people recognize me.

I always drastically changed my look for each role. It's gotten a little tedious in real life, also, because there's no hiding.

When I felt that fame - people were nosing me out - well, I moved on. I used traveling names; wigs if necessary.

I don't know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don't want anybody to know my identity. I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man.

And that's just what I'm saying. I would never want to be like certain people, who change the way they dress, go out in disguise, wear a big floppy hat and dark shades. I would hate that.

It's more fun to keep stuff secret.

To say what your disguise is would be foolish.

In my industry, everybody wants to know everything about you, and it's just dumb. I think the only way of maintaining some of that mystique is by not giving away too much about yourself. It has served me well so far. I never want to feel up for grabs.

But anonymity is very important to me, and I don't want to be recognized in public more than I already am.

I manage to hide in my movies.

We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.

In those days secrets were well kept.