I'm Still Here Page #3

- If you wanted this to be handled better

then you should have f***ing

talked to your publicist.

You should have had a press release,

but you don't want to talk to anyone like that

because you don't want to deal

with any of that f***ing bullshit.

So then don't deal with that bullshit,

but what happens

is when you walk down a red carpet,

you have to answer

the f***ing questions on your own.

I didn't know what

you wanted me to say, man.

This is you, dude.

I love it, man.

That's what motherfucking

retirement's about.

- Playing by our own rules.

- I know, I know.

Are you ready?

Fine.

But my sh*t smells, dude.

Lar, out!

What about if they laugh at you?

I've been laughed at before, man.

I mean, have you seen

some of the movies I've done?

Joaquin Phoenix

announced his retirement today.

Phoenix announced

that he was retiring from acting.

Phoenix has announced

he is retiring

from Hollywood...

He is a former Oscar nominee

who walked away...

...may be calling it quits

right in the prime of his career.

...leaving Tinseltown...

We're hearing that he's done.

If you're telling me

"I cannot act anymore," right,

I think it'd be a shame.

But if you're saying

"I just don't-- don't send me any scripts.

I just want to be shut off to it,"

I think that's a mistake,

because I think it is something--

Yeah, of course, but within reason.

Yeah, no. You know.

So there's, um...

what?

The one that's--

There goes fame like a train

Speeding faster than bullets,

everybody's moving back

Arms flying up on some "no sir,"

backs is breaking

And times were tinkered,

we'll all go drinking

Time to go away

when the workers streaking--

Reference to retiring.

Nobody else had the guts

to stand up and not give a f***

And walk out

on all that love...

That one's better than the first one.

It's a drug,

this whole fame game

Gonna plug your lame sh*t

on sofas with David Letterman

Worse yet, Jaybird get to singing you

to welcome death

But you see, the f***ing thing is

I'm gonna get up

And dust myself off again

You can do this, Joaquin,

with the help of your fans

With the help of your fans.

So I started with this piano...

This'll be how the bass...

Take it all, kid,

don't you wanna get rich?

Your mother got a stage,

now get your ass up on there, kid

If you wanna make the crew

happier than sh*t

Then you'll shut her ass up,

you little son of a b*tch.

Hey, Tom, it's Nic.

Uh, yeah, I'm calling about

coming in tonight with J.P.

Yep.

And do you have a mike

if he wants to perform?

You got the home boy

Joaquin Phoenix

about to kick some rap

for you all one time.

Let's go, brother.

- I liked it.

- Thanks, man.

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