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If I have some celebrity, I hope I can use it to make a difference. The true social reward is that I can speak my mind and share my thoughts about the environment and civilisation itself. There's so much shit happening with people who are exploiting their positions and creating a lot of negativity.

— River Phoenix The Face (1989)

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When you see the name 'River Phoenix' everywhere; you gotta, like, joke about it.

Rolling Stone (1993)

Sometimes I'll hear stuff like, 'Hey, man, where's your skateboard, dude,' from people who think I'm Christian Slater.

Movieline (1991)

I'm a minor, stupid talent compared to my brother (Joaquin).

Mademoiselle (1993)

There's a River born to be a giver
Keep you warm, wont let you shiver
His heart is never gonna wither
come on everybody time to deliver.

It's not about career. It's about believing in something, it's about prosperity. And it's about caring and empathizing and wanting to create the best, the most true to life, the most real.

VPRO (1991)

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