Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix confirms his good bye to the acting world. The actor had earlier given reasons for his unexpected decision to quit acting. But now the actor has officially confirmed his decision saying he would leave acting to pursue music seriously. The 34 year old  was a veteran actor and a seasoned musician. He got his accolades for “Walk The Line” where he performed as Johnny Cash and got an Academy Award nomination for his role. He has been the golden actor with his great portrayals. He was there beside Russell Crowe in The Gladiator. “To Die For” saw Joaquin’s best performance. Joaquin’s untimely retirement will surely dampen the mood in the film fraternity with his outstanding contribution in his character roles.

His publicist has confirmed the actor’s desire to concentrate on music.Phoenix has put his decision finally in writing. Joaquin posed at the premiere of his film ‘Che’ with writing on his knuckles that read from right to left, “Bye! Good.” Joaquin Phoenix confirmed his decision to quit films at a fund raising event for  Paul Newman’s camps for kids. He said he’s “not doing films anymore.” He announced on Monday .When asked whether he was really serious, Phoenix answered, “Yeah. I’m working on my music. I’m done. I’ve been through that.”

Phoenix will star in his last movie, called “Two Lovers” scheduled to be released  in which he co-stars with Gwenyth Paltrow, and he will then move his focus to a new career in music. Phoenixs’ final film, Two Lovers, had premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival. It received many positive reviews. The film is scheduled to hit theatres on Feb. 13th, 2009. In “Two Lovers” Phoenix will be seen as a heartbroken man torn between a needy, neurotic neighbour (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the sensible woman (Vinessa Shaw) his parents want him to marry.

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