Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has been putting his awards season spotlight to good use
has mostly played Serious Men, men of intensity and strangeness and magnetism. So you might be surprised to learn that in real life, Phoenix is…just as intense, actually. For the last few decades, the star has cultivated an air of mystery, positioning himself as the poster boy for the actor’s actor and occasionally using his fame to plug causes like climate-crisis awareness and animal rights.
Over the course of this particular awards season, Phoenix, who is poised to win the best-actor Oscar at this Sunday’s Academy Awards for his turn inhas been firming up his reputation, making politically charged statements and using his time in the spotlight to refocus attention on the issues that matter most to him.
“We have to take that responsibility on ourselves and make changes and sacrifices in our own lives,” he said just as the play-off music began to swell. “We don’t have to take private jets to Palm Springs...and back. I’ll try to do better and I hope you will too.”Prior to this season, it was well-known that Phoenix is an avowed vegan and animal-rights activist. In a 2019cover story, he revealed he’s been vegan since 1979, after watching fisherman catch and brutally kill fish.
“Recognizing and acknowledging the link between animal agriculture and climate change. It’s a very bold move making tonight plant-based and it really sends a powerful message.”racing to a Los Angeles slaughterhouse right after the ceremony for a “pig vigil.” At the vigil, Phoenix was one of many activists attempting to comfort pigs locked up in trucks on their way to being slaughtered. “Most people don’t really know of the torture and murder in the meat and dairy industry,” theIn the interview, it’s also implied that this is one of many pig vigils that Phoenix has attended.
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