River Phoenix Quotes

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

River Phoenix

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 23, 1970 - October 31, 1993

Topics

ChangeChange The WorldFunPeople

You don't have to be singing about love all the time in order to give love to the people. You don't have to keep flashing those words all the time.

Jimi Hendrix

LoveTimeWordsPeopleSingingYou

Acting is a weird, kind of alienating job because you're in an isolated place. Even if you're working with a lot of other people, you're kind of alienated. Actors say that a lot, and I kind of find that to be true.

Jesse Eisenberg

JobPeopleWeirdYouBe TrueActing

If someone who knows what's going on comes up and says they liked the music, I appreciate that.

John Lurie

MusicAppreciateSomeoneUpGoing

Use photos and videos often. The best startups post lots of imagery and videos. The worst ones? Text only.

Robert Scoble

BestWorstImageryVideosPostText

I never read reviews of something I want to see.

Jeff Bridges

WantNeverSeeSomethingReviews

I try not to look too far ahead. I'm more about living day to day and working hard. I think it's great to visualize a dream, but it's more important to make it come true with your efforts.

Ana de Armas

GreatDayThinkLookDreamLiving

I love double cheeseburgers.

Alyssa Sutherland

LoveDoubleI Love

I'm a rock star because I couldn't be a soccer star.

Rod Stewart

Rock StarSoccerRockStarBecause

When I was really young, I wanted to be a history teacher because I was obsessed with the past.

Russell Tovey

TeacherHistoryPastYoungBecause

With silent films, you're better off avoiding irony, because the spectator is your accomplice. It's this pact that leads to emotion being created.

Michel Hazanavicius

BetterYouSilentEmotionIronyOff

The thing that's frustrating about improv is that even if you have the best show in the world, it's over when it's over. You get to build stand-up - I really like that aspect of it. I like writing jokes, and you don't get to do that in improv.

Michelle Wolf

BestWritingWorldYouBuildJokes

It was never really part of my plan to be in films; it was really sort of a dream.

Luke Evans

PlanDreamNeverPartSortReally

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