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

Quote by River Phoenix

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Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe...

Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe...

Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.

Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the...

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the...

It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many...

It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many...

I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars.

I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars.

People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is...

People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is...

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

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

It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone...

It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone...

When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as...

When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as...

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that...

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that...

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I...

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I...

I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence...

I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence...

I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology....

I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology....

I've been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember. I mean even...

I've been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember. I mean even...

I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I...

I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I...

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.

I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a...

I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a...

I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.

I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.

I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a...

I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a...

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

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