Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman 2nite

patrickredeyes

Anybody watching this? Holly shit he's pulling a Jim Morrison. WOW!!! LOL

I keep waiting for Joaquin to break out of this act.

bigeye21

Dude has freaking lost it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpYk7WGN5Y

ZiggyStar

It's an act....



Well.....It fucking better be!

patrickredeyes

ZiggyStar wrote:

It's an act....



Well.....It fucking better be!

I kept thinking he was gonna break out of it.

ZiggyStar

patrickredeyes wrote:

ZiggyStar wrote:

It's an act....



Well.....It fucking better be!

I kept thinking he was gonna break out of it.

Me too. I'm a bit suss about the bit where Letterman asked him what the name of the actress was that he worked with in the movie and Joaquin looked at him blankly and didn't say anything....as if he would forget? Put on I reckon!

justam

I suppose everyone thinks it's funny to be cruel though? Letterman started digging at him as if he wasn't there and that seemed to make the situation worse.

I think people perhaps take too much joy in other people's problems at times like this. If you had a friend who was obviously slipping into a hole, would you just laugh, be cruel, and throw mud?

South of Seattle

justam wrote:

I suppose everyone thinks it's funny to be cruel though? Letterman started digging at him as if he wasn't there and that seemed to make the situation worse.

I think people perhaps take too much joy in other people's problems at times like this. If you had a friend who was obviously slipping into a hole, would you just laugh, be cruel, and throw mud?

But is he slipping into a hole? Maybe he's just tired of acting and just wants to do music. We don't think it's weird that a musician all of a sudden just starts acting do we?

threefish10

he's on the drug that killed river phoenix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3PhWUZT ... re=related

PissBottleMan

justam wrote:

I suppose everyone thinks it's funny to be cruel though? Letterman started digging at him as if he wasn't there and that seemed to make the situation worse.

He was on a nationally televised talk show acting off-kilter. If he's got a problem, don't go on the show. When you start acting erratic, you're open game for Dave.

PBM

patrickredeyes

PissBottleMan wrote:

justam wrote:

I suppose everyone thinks it's funny to be cruel though? Letterman started digging at him as if he wasn't there and that seemed to make the situation worse.

He was on a nationally televised talk show acting off-kilter. If he's got a problem, don't go on the show. When you start acting erratic, you're open game for Dave.

PBM

Once Dave knew the interview was lost he had fun with it. hehe

mfc2006

it certainly made for an interesting interview!!

Something_More

Just watched the clip... sorry, but he looks pretty gross. Letterman at least TRIES to be decent before ripping into him. LOL.
I hope it's an act, but I'm doubtful...

patrickredeyes

It's even better watching it again.

norm

justam wrote:

I suppose everyone thinks it's funny to be cruel though? Letterman started digging at him as if he wasn't there and that seemed to make the situation worse.

I think people perhaps take too much joy in other people's problems at times like this. If you had a friend who was obviously slipping into a hole, would you just laugh, be cruel, and throw mud?

if this is a serious mental breakdown it's up to the people around him to get him help...however this supposedly is an act and is being documented for a borat type movie

or joaquin is just being an ass...in either case, dave has a comedy show to do and he did what should have been done

in any event, joaquin is doing nothing new...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYjdKbMT_c

JOEJOEJOE

That was hilarious......right up there with the Harvey Pekar meltdown, the Crispin Glover incident, and every Charles Grodin appearance.

tybird

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

That was hilarious......right up there with the Harvey Pekar meltdown, the Crispin Glover incident, and every Charles Grodin appearance.

Haven't watched the clip yet....does it rank with the Farrah implosion?

PissBottleMan

tybird wrote:

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

That was hilarious......right up there with the Harvey Pekar meltdown, the Crispin Glover incident, and every Charles Grodin appearance.

Haven't watched the clip yet....does it rank with the Farrah implosion?

Dave actually apologized to Farrah.

PBM

Strangest Tribe

I think he's pulling some Andy Kaufman stunt. He (Joaquin) stands up at the end and takes off his shades and says something to Dave, so by removing his glasses he's either winking at Dave or showing Dave he's stoned out of his gourd. that's my thoughts...

mca47

I'm thinking it was an act.

justam

South of Seattle wrote:

justam wrote:

I suppose everyone thinks it's funny to be cruel though? Letterman started digging at him as if he wasn't there and that seemed to make the situation worse.

I think people perhaps take too much joy in other people's problems at times like this. If you had a friend who was obviously slipping into a hole, would you just laugh, be cruel, and throw mud?

But is he slipping into a hole? Maybe he's just tired of acting and just wants to do music. We don't think it's weird that a musician all of a sudden just starts acting do we?

I wasn't referring to his career change. I was noticing that he seems to be fragile because he's using too many drugs. The behavior that this is evoking from him is what everyone seems to think is so funny.

People cry about Layne S. and Kurt C. but they kinda looked glassy and slow like this on TV before they finally went the whole way down the road.

People act like it's funny until the poor sod winds up DEAD.

Drop The Leash 10

justam wrote:

South of Seattle wrote:

justam wrote:

I suppose everyone thinks it's funny to be cruel though? Letterman started digging at him as if he wasn't there and that seemed to make the situation worse.

I think people perhaps take too much joy in other people's problems at times like this. If you had a friend who was obviously slipping into a hole, would you just laugh, be cruel, and throw mud?

But is he slipping into a hole? Maybe he's just tired of acting and just wants to do music. We don't think it's weird that a musician all of a sudden just starts acting do we?

I wasn't referring to his career change. I was noticing that he seems to be fragile because he's using too many drugs. The behavior that this is evoking from him is what everyone seems to think is so funny.

People cry about Layne S. and Kurt C. but they kinda looked glassy and slow like this on TV before they finally went the whole way down the road.

People act like it's funny until the poor sod winds up DEAD.

if he is gonna do drugs and treat himself like a "joke". then jokes shall be made about him. dave was just doing his job regardless whether it was an act or not.

pjfan31

What a prick. I just saw it, and He is a total cat. I normally don't find Letterman very funny, but I loved some of the calls he pulled at the end.

They also led out and came back into the band playing life wasted during the interview. Isn't it Ironic.

CHANGEinWAVES

i just don't know what to say. :shock:
he's a great actor, so it sucks if he's getting out of acting for good.

rival.

really? i thought the entire interview was a complete act.

pay attention to the very very end... he stands up, shakes dave's hand and you hear him say good job, he takes off his sunglasses and they just start bullshitting. a few times too during the interview joaquin looked like he wanted to bust out laughing IMO.

patrickredeyes

Here's something to think about. The clip they showed of the movie he is chewing gum in it. And he was chewing gum on Letterman. Huh there you go. lol

JordyWordy

acting or not it was hilarious. Letterman was being a dick but a very funny dick, no harm in it.

There are other videos on youtube of Joaquin being erratic in general over the last 4/5 years. And also him falling off the stage at hiphop gig he seemed to be doing, and PLENTY of interviews with actors who've worked with him saying that he is/was very unhinged during filming.

I'd hope that its a running joke, and he could credibly do that, but i doubt it.

justam

To me this all seems like a situation that can end up with him dead in a hotel room somewhere. Then we'll have weeping fans saying "Why didn't anyone care about him? Why did he feel so cut-off that he'd end up dying alone in a bathtub?" :roll:

kcherub

OMG. I had heard he was on, and it was um...intense. That made me so nervous, I need a Xanax. :?

Vedderman51

Joaquin is one of those guys you don't ever know if he is kidding or not. A great actor but a weird dude

Rygar

JordyWordy wrote:

acting or not it was hilarious. Letterman was being a dick but a very funny dick, no harm in it.

There are other videos on youtube of Joaquin being erratic in general over the last 4/5 years. And also him falling off the stage at hiphop gig he seemed to be doing, and PLENTY of interviews with actors who've worked with him saying that he is/was very unhinged during filming.

I'd hope that its a running joke, and he could credibly do that, but i doubt it.

Casey Afflect was there, still filming.

sweet adeline

here's a real melt down on letterman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALapHYNSmoA