River Phoenix Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

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

“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.”

“People wonder if I'll always be a 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 get a lot of things done. That's why I'll always spend a lot of time at Camp Phoenix.”

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

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

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

“I did my best work in The 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 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.”

“I can't on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to learn to live with the Israelies, but I can start with me.”