Joaquin Phoenix Reveals How Brother River's Death Impacted Him in Rare Interview
Joaquin Phoenix gives a rare interview about his brother River's sudden death back in 1993 - watch here: https://t.co/1jh89TFVjF
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Joaquin Phoenix sat down with Anderson Cooper for a rare interview on 60 Minutes where he talked about his brother’s death back in 1993.
River was only 23 when he died of a drug overdose outside of The Viper Room in 1993. Joaquin was 19 and he with his brother at the time.
Joaquin was also joined by his entire family and they discussed the effect River's passing has had on them. Joaquin talks about how invasive the press was and how it impacted the family's grief process.
Click to viewJoaquin told Anderson that it was River who introduced him to acting and that he feels River's death has impacted his all of his movies.
“I feel like in virtually every movie that I made, there was a connection to River in some way,” Joaquin said. “And I think that we’ve all felt his presence and guidance in our lives in numerous ways.”
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