Joaquin Phoenix on Late Show with David Letterman Feb 11 2009

[onetwothree257]

This was genius.

[SVIalwaysleaving]

I think this was a pretty brave thing to do...letterman is an icon and to piss him off was a pretty big risk haha at the same time, letterman must have been so frigging pissed! so glad he hadn't actually flipped his lid...at the time I figured he was off the rails...

[Zillian81]

I laughed at this at the time that it actually happened but I find it hard to understand now. I feel sad for Jaoquin. I don't think he was pretending or this could be staged. I think Letterman is smart enough to work with what was happening but I think Jaoquin is struggling & on drugs. It is very sad. Jaoquin is a good guy.

[AamirNBebofan]

@Zillian81 I think it was for his movie he was acting for it, he came on the show a year after this and he seemed fine

[TheSupersneed]

david got OWNED! LMFAO

[saundra1108]

I have a lot of respect for Joaquin, this took balls & he did a great job. He is an acting genius! I would love to meet him one day, he seems really down to earth.

[adda241]

letterman is a dick...you can tell joaquin is pissing him off

[curvalcurval]

LOL @ this interview. Joaquin totally played David Letterman. And Letterman has the audacity to be so rude to his guest like he is with so many guests and Letterman finally got embarassed because this was put in Joaquin's mockumentary. I love how Joaquin is ALWAYS playing everyone, he does not take this Hollywood business too serious. He just thinks the hell with it all, he is going to do what he wants.

I must admit I am glad Joaquin lost the hobo look. He is back to sexy these days. <3

[MrBarczynski]

gotta love that blowski.

[wwgt]

This will never cease ..to be

The most hilarious 5 minutes of television !!!

[itsallhappeningtoday]

letterman just comes off as an asshole

[Hoboinaboxdestroyer]

This interview was fucking EPIC.

[jacobisme1996]

choke a bitch

[chubsmagoo]

Man that is control that he can stay in character like that. 

[chrisislame]

This performance and movie shows how much of America is assholes i mean they laugh at just the sight of him it's ridiculous

[isabellehebert]

@chrisislame I also feel like it's so wrong...poor guy...when did America started making fun of mental illness? This could happened to anyone's brother, sister or child. Al little respect for human dignity, please!

[amandatehlord]

to everyone who thinks this is real, you are wrong. if you have yet to see "Im still here" then you would understand. it's a mockumentary. Meaning, it's not real. He did actual interviews for people to BELIEVE it was real.

[c00lizz]

Letterman tried and tried to help him along but then, the hammer fell.

[ihatestupidity33]

this makes me uncomfortable to watch hahahhaa

[larrydeschmidt]

He looks bad ass!!!

[mikethies0]

letterman was having a blast here. 

[stylemacha]

Joaquin almost breaks character at the end. A little bit more from Letterman and he would have been completely broken. :D

[wade2bosh]

dave says he figured it out at the end when phoenix took off his glasses and broke out of character

[Ladyspock]

omg this is so terrible i couldnt even watch it! Scam or not, couldnt watch it. :/

[lisapoet]

ok... I should have known it was a scam

[vegasrobbie]

He's a great actor. his brother was River Phoenix, a great actor who died untimely death.

[kes13209]

Joaquin is now the GREATEST actor alive!

[thegotcode]

All this time,he was faking

[Bassmanwcm]

Lol knowing now that is was all a set up..it is funny to watch him try not and laugh..i never caught that untill now...I'M ACTING!! Great job guys...had me fooled

[Nerdbag001]

hahahahaha

[yippe]

haha, you can see joaquin trying not too laugh. would be soo hard

[Loudmouf84]

Legendary!! These 2 are just awesome!!

[evie197204]

David Letterman is so hillarious!!!!! 

[nathaniel309]

lol awesome actor......

[bega211]

Letterman is a class act- period.

[jengafka]

I have to admit, i thought it was just odd when I first saw it. Watched Casey Affleck the other night on Jimmy Fallon and was happy to hear that it was a hoax, looking forward to seeing the doco they've put together and I hope they slam the paparazzi as hard as they can.

Dave's next interview with him should be interesting.

[shanmnl]

ok look you guys, read in an article, it was an act/joke that Dave wasn't in on. Phoenix said it himself.

[djansen33]

Phoenix????

[leewardstyle]

hysterical!

[2pakiMakabeli]

I bet ben stiller feels like a fool now trying to imitate him at the awards and now he finds out it was just an act lol.

[doyoulikesprinkles]

Audience loves awkward.

He was shaking his leg toward the end like he was genuinely annoyed, (around the time Dave said 'I'll come to ur house and chew gum') but maybe it was part of the act. During the rest of it, he seemed like he was enjoying his time there.

[sweety3995OS]

its fake... people have confirmed it. now dont yell at me now ppl that think its weird ok... thats just my opinion! but its still kinda a fact... hehe

[nmh2112]

it's an act

[MarksCoffeeHouse2]

I think Dave was in on it. Still, funnier than hell.

[Psolian]

He has been making a documentary and I think this is amazing that an actor goes into character for 3 entire years of his life. Total respect for Joachim.

[rabbitriley17]

If This whole thing is a hoax he deserves the oscar!

Genuis?

[luebbers03]

I fully support what Joaquin is doing with is life and fully hope he is successful at his hip hop career. People don't understand having to go through a traumatic experience losing his brother and having to deal with living your life infront of millions of people and having no privacy finally drove him for a life change to do what he lovz to do no matter what others think about it. I feel like i can relate with him. David was very cruel laughing at him to his face and shows how cruel showbiz is

[REKONBALL2]

wow is he on drugs?!!??!?!?!!?!?!?!!?!? he obviously is. he cant sit still, he cant talk straight and he looks like shit!!

[hwuman]

to be honest if i were joaquin i would be biting my tongue trying not to laugh my ass off while being interviewed since i know this is all an act...

[TheColorMike]

This was staged for Joaquins movie coming out

[Erig4life]

haha strange guy. why go on letterman if you dont want to talk

[NEdelbach]

it's an act. Letterman is clearly in on it and prepared for this interview. If Joaquin was really so out of it on drugs either the show or his publicist would of canceled him and pulled someone else in for the spot. Happens all the time on these shows, they can always find someone last minute in the NBC building to put in his place. The show isn't live. This was a stunt for the Casey Affleck film they are filming.

[Lydok]

@NEdelbach You can even see Joaquin take off his glasses and say "good job" at the end.

[Koptfoeva]

@NEdelbach im pretty sure its for his movie to but thats not true at all andy dick has done insane shit on talkshows and theres a old lettermen interview with the dad from back to future cross dressing and dripping ballz on acid very funny interview u should see it

[AntiGDYB]

@Koptfoeva um he doesn have to go ona talkshow to promote if he doesnt want to

i mean heath nvr did letterman or arely did interviews.joquin there just to act retarded

[TheMeghanMoore]

dude he was totally joking. it was hilarious. far more interesting than any of those other personality-less celebrities on these interview portions of the show. i heard he did it on a bet. it was awesome.

[Hammersmashed68]

is this some kind of stunt?

[HydraulicSandwich]

You can not act the mumbles. "Whaddya got them on... " no joke this man is fucked up!

[pittresident]

Joaquin is only acting, and Dave knows that. Go to Joaquin's IMDB page, you will see this.. "Untitled Joaquin Phoenix Documentary" set to be released this year. All of this, all of him acting like this is for that project.

[ChristineHades]

i know, but still....

its painful to watch

[Amazinglitch]

Awe to bad hope he doesn't become like his sibling River Phoenix. DEAD, Cuz that family has a history with DRUGS and ODing

[rammsteinorgy]

WORD!

[mv74]

I really don't understand how anyone can watch this and think it's real. Jesus, they're acting through the whole thing, buy yourself a sense of humor, it's on sale in January.

[rammsteinorgy]

u sir,are a fool. this guy is a drug addict and hes not faking a thing

[pittresident]

All of this is faked, he's just acting and David Letterman knows it. Notice at the end when Joaquin gets up he removes his glasses and is talking to Dave while shaking his hand.

[pittresident]

Um, they don't get paid for being on the show.

[ChristineHades]

david's being a jerk here.

joaquin 's like i-don't-wanna-be-here-and-plea­se-shut-his-mouth-someone!!!

david should give him a rest.

:(

[rammsteinorgy]

if joaquin had any brains hed be able to hold his own

[newman20072008]

9:17 to 9:27 OMG

[newman20072008]

and joaquin im sorry you COULDNT be here tonight LOL LOL LOL

[newman20072008]

will keep you in OUR rolodex LOL LOL LOL

[Maplesyrup41]

shit is scripted u retards

[peaner083]

Hes off his face and just doesnt give a fuck!

simple.

[jun7per]

You have to admit. David Latterman is an asshole here.

Took total advantage of this actors vulnerability.

No respect.

[Dreamboxboy]

Yah, his got depression on hard drugs...this guy didn't learn nothing with his brother's death due to drug overdose...to sad for him and his mother and father.

If he keeps this fast forward i will join his brother soon...unfortunately!

[magron1987]

vintage dave vintage paul laugh just greatness all around

[4life7777]

Space cadet!

[Tuxiedo]

this hurts to watch

[trendmedown]

Best Letterman interview ever. I was crying laughing. Of course it's a joke, look it up, they're making a mockumentary.

[Kevindad123]

I just watched the re-run the other night and you have to be right about the "mockumentary. I thought it was real until Dave gave his apologies to Farah at the end. Funny as hell though. A little less funny do to the terrible tragedy.

[RunAMuckGirl]

That was painful to watch. I don't think he was acting. He looks like a man in a serious depression.

[atticbasementattic]

i don't think it was an act... that doesn't look scripted or planned. it's just wierd and creepy. i suspect he was under the influence of some type of drug.

[NakamaForever131387]

well DUH. :-/ just how retarded ARE you??

[Railx22]

I don't know...it depends on what type of retarded we're talking here. There's short bus retarded and pointing out obvious shit retarded.

[blugreenblu]

You're only supposed to use capitals at the beginning of sentences or with names. Oh, you must be retarded.

Sorry.

[ceepinitreal]

Joaquin call me on 087654 34256 domenow plz !!!

[jasongamino]

lol, internet

[repandino]

that was a great acting...hilarious

[SuperBigChina]

He is totally trying not to laugh, being crazy and being aware of the crazy performance you are making (thats why he laughs a couple of times) is incompatible, so he is just giving that image to promote his future works (the documentary i heard about, etc.)

[pleasemakeitrhyme]

Oy, this was hard to watch. Why did the audience keep laughing at Joaquin every time he opened his mouth? Letterman was being kinda rude too...but it's weird that Joaquin went on the show in the first place if he's leaving acting for good.

[wafflle8989]

fuck Joaquin Phoenix

[johnasap777]

Looked like he was on a depression medication "fuck it all" but can anyone explain to me why Letterman concluded with apology to Farrah Fawcet!

[TheDivineMrsO]

Because she also appeared to be on drugs when she was on Letterman years ago.

[McPrEtTyPaNtS]

LMAO......I wonder if this is a hoax...it was hilarious the way he was acting.

[HolbergEM]

In fact, this sh*t looks like a guy on some "butyrate" and IF he is acting, he is even better than we think, because it looks very realistic.

[snapdragonfly66]

people who are dropping out of the biz generally don't do big tv interiews. He was trying not to laugh. He shook hands repeatedly and removed his glasses. It is all in sport.

[jimtazem]

I wanna know what Joaquin said to David at the very end when he was standing and took his glasses off....

[iamchino91]

this is all part of a mockumentary that hes doing. he is acting in this video

[nicegal9819]

Does he put the piece of gum back in his mouth after he removes it from the desk just before the movie clip shows?

[jorboogie93]

dude okay he's a great actor, i know that.. but what the heck happened to the guy? O_o

[meatpuppet76]

Joaquin Phoenix should have cracked Letterman skull open and piss on hes brain...

[BethinTexas111]

no he left it to easy to laugh at him lol

[dannlynch]

violent much meatpuppet?

[imwatchingyew]

lol..I love em.

Phoenix is weird to me.

[pac232]

ew, wtf happend to him, has he been affected by the recession or something? shit, he looks like a bum, he's behaving like a bum, I'm not buying your cd that's for sure.

[dannyisk]

its staged to make you laugh, the dark shades, the passive personality it was part of the theme for phoeinix s appearance

[raymondnjessica]

i like joaquin.. hes a great actor

[pekusita]

i just think of ben on the oscar ceremony!!! lol

[agnesgriffins]

He's really funny guy, love to see his movie.

[galtron82]

come here puss

[AmelieSparrow]

step away from the chardonnay...

by the way, did anybody see ben stiller at the oscars this year? i thought that was hilarious.

[Izador22]

even tho he went crazy mad props to joaquin for being an awsome actor and for him not f****** up david letterman, live ya life joaquin

[Spotnik]

If he does heroin, thats pretty sad. Because that killed his brother.

[flayvaboy]

Sad irony that the song that the band was playing when they came back from commercial was "Life Wasted" by Pearl Jam

[perculate]

Heroin.

[afterthebeep]

Rules!

[30claire30]

i thought he was going to shoot letterman

[seanybiker]

I think its all an act. Joaquin is to much of a legend to be stupid like that. Ya can see him almost start laughing when Letterman asks him about his time with the una bomber.

[JuggaloHitman37]

i hope 4 the sake of  humanity that he was fucken stoned

[sk8f2006]

Oh he's deffinetly high

[argentiniximo]

letterma is cruelly brilliant he is an artist he knows how to look friendly with joaquin and at the same time make a lot of fun out of him,well joaquin is an excelent actor so im not sure if he was acting or too high

[eatthis92]

I've heard that Jaoquin Pheonix is planning on quiting acting, thank god. If this preformance is an example of his talents, the world will be a better place for it. Based on what I saw here, I'm certainly not going to pay to see one of his movies. What a jerk. He should do some research into the job of an entertainer.

[martd179]

It's a faux-sobotage of his career for a mockumentary that Casey Affleck is making about the "Decline of Joaquin Phoenix". I think he is doing a good job.

[Karemaker]

Letterman kicks ass here and i'm not generally a big fan of his. Hilarious.

[GUMBINATOR23]

Yeah Letterman sure does. Im glad he bitched at Joaquin, he was being a jerk. Ill bet you he wont be a guest anymore on his show.

[SPICESMUGGLER71]

@GUMBINATOR23 you're a moron. This was a total put-on and Dave was part of it. Certainly not the first time Dave's conducted "interviews" with actors in character (Pee-Wee Herman, Emo Phillips, Super Dave Osborne, and many others).

[GUMBINATOR23]

@SPICESMUGGLER71 wtf. dude its a fuckin video. how am i the moron? i just put this up like a year ago, and this is obviously real. its not fake. sure it actually happened, but maybe it was fake. dont fuckin call me a moron u bitch.

[partyatmccartys]

@SPICESMUGGLER71 Hey bro you are completely wrong. Joaquinn is not in character. This is him. If you have seen his documentary you would know this. No one looks stupider than those who call others a moron when they themselves are incorrect. I have a nice little string of cuss words I have assembled that I call folks like yourself, but I have the feeling it will make my comment get deleted, so in case it does, I'm going to place that name in another comment.

[partyatmccartys]

@SPICESMUGGLER71 The name is "fucking dipshit-ass faggot". That is what you are. Not only that, but you are stupid and incorrect in your comments. Your turn.

[ncsfoo]

@SPICESMUGGLER71

But so what if Letterman is in on it? How does that make it better or worse as a conceptual art piece? If that's even what it is!!

[Chan3lprincess16]

@ncsfoo why he lie and say letterman wasnt in on it

[Cynthsam21]

@SPICESMUGGLER71 Dave himself said he didn't know anything about it in his resent interview with Joaquin. You should get your facts straight before you call people names....Just sayin'

[jeterlover03]

@SPICESMUGGLER71 yeah man, if only people realized that everyone on these shows are pre-interviews...all of the topics are pre-selected....and just about every comedian that goes on late night shows does one of their acts. It's not like they just let these people come out and just randomly start talking...

[daedralord1]

@SPICESMUGGLER71 dont forget Crispin Glover and his kung fu kick wen dave threw him off the show

dave knew all about it...and years later when crispin was on the show crispin was about to reveal it dave cut him off mid sentence and changed the subject

if Dave knew about it, thats ok

[greenteagod]

@GUMBINATOR23 Looks like you were wrong.

[HUGOZBOSS]

HUSH his brother River Phoenix died

I LOVE LETTERMAN

[pretenditsagoodworld]

I think Joaquin Phoenix is awsome, I liked the new him, it wasn't boring or anything. Most guest on the show are so fake with big smiles and laugh, it was refreshing to se Joaquin. Maybe is all an act from Joaquin side, he will be a good enough actor to pull it off, but then again if this is the new him, I will wait till I hear his music befor I judge him..

[gooffbball]

he was high

[pretenditsagoodworld]

I don't think so.. I think it's an act..

Hopefully he's smart enough not to get high - look what happend to River Phonix, I don't think he would get high after that - but then again thats my oppinion

[sancho8214]

Joaquin Phoenix is going to be bigger than Tupac! Girl fil ma!

[evanw2192]

haha this all had to be in fun

[kanegills]

This can't be serious. Surely not. It's probably some build up to a big release. A "we fooled the world" scenario.

If i'm wrong, Joaquin is mash uuuuuup. Probably had more white line than a football pitch. I wanna hear his tunes!

[Schindler78]

Ah man, this was freaken hilarious!!!!! I bet joaquin had a nervous breakdown, but it's just so retarded and funny!!!!

[solredoc]

I think he's real sensitive and a true person, he dont give a shit, he dont care about other people, he's honest and a big man!!!

[isis2301]

Letterman just lost me as a watcher....asswhole!!!

[pavos18]

as a watcher?? i think you mean as a viewer you retard! letterman rules!!

[isis2301]

watcher... viewer same thing, and what I would call you is not even aloud so don't get started "sui kin sin"....of thats Russian bet you are the dumbass and only no one language huh??

[flayvaboy]

Yes I'm sure he only "no"s one language.

But seriously, die in a fire.

[RulesVT]

what a jerk!