Remembering River Phoenix

Quotes

Authors Note- These are quotes that River had once said before he passed away.

"I like girls who are natural because I am natural in everything I do, but I've been basically lucky because almost all of the girls I've met were nice...and that's what attracts me"

"When I was at an age to realize that all meat was killed, I saw it as an irrational way of using our power to take the weaker things and multiply it"

"In simplicity there is truth"

"I would never do anything unless I believed in it"

"I wouldn't eat a hamburger even for 4,000 dollars".

"We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the........p.p.oo.p  corperate ladder to success".

"I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die It'll be a glorious day. It'll probably be a waterfall".

"I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse phychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth".

"Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people".

"When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. I seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think 'This kid's really weird' ".

"It all strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone how to clean their house".

"Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and ful filling"

"Acting is like a Holloween mask that you put on".

"People wonder if I'll always be part of this family and the answer is yes. My family has a lot of good energy going in one direction and because of it, we got a lot of things done. That's why I spend a lot of my time at Camp Phoenix".

"Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn't know what the words meant".

"I have a lot of chamelean qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings".

"It's a very great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies".

"I can't on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Pelestinians to learn to live with me isrealies, but I can start with me".

"I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commedity, my name is no longer own"

"I'd like to play every type of character, But only once. I like to expierience things".

"Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, But I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting".

"We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such free feeling. I'm glad I didn't have a traditional upbringing".

"I did my best work in Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a big hit, but for me it was more meaningful than anything else I'd ever done".

"I'd been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember, I mean even before I became an actor. I just thought it would be a tough field to break into, so I became an actor instead".

"Commercials were to phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in".

"I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I can imagine people calling me a character, but I'm Joe Straight".

"Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right".