River Phoenix Quotes

"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."
-River Phoenix

"I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings."
-River Phoenix

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

"I don't want to get into the habit of thinking about my career because when it comes down to it, it's not that important. I could die tomorrow and the world would go on. I don't want to separate myself from the rest of the world. If the world is not going too good, I'm part of that. I'll be happy to take the blame. I'm along for the ride."
-River Phoenix in Career 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

"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."
-River Phoenix

"I have twenty personalities on top of the ten I already have. So now I have thirty people in my head!"
-River Phoenix

"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."
-River Phoenix