Editing Joaquin Phoenix (section)

==Personal life==
===Views and lifestyle===
After reestablishing himself as an actor in the mid-1990s, Phoenix moved back to [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]].<ref name="Ellis"/> He is known for his disdain of [[celebrity culture]], rarely granting interviews, and being reticent about discussing his private life.<ref name="Esquire"/><ref name="Cooper"/> In 2018, he described himself as a [[Jewish secularism|secular Jew]] who did not affiliate with any organized religion; one of his "core values" is the idea of forgiveness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-talks-faith-forgiveness-mary-magdalene-portraying-women-in-positive-way.html|title=Joaquin Phoenix Talks Faith, Forgiveness, 'Mary Magdalene' Portraying Women in 'Positive Way'|work=[[The Christian Post]]|first=Stoyan|last=Zaimov|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521223752/https://www.christianpost.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-talks-faith-forgiveness-mary-magdalene-portraying-women-in-positive-way.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also claimed that his mother believes in Jesus, though his parents were not religious. While portraying Jesus in the 2018 movie ''[[Mary Magdalene (2018 film)|Mary Magdalene]]'', he expressed that the role changed his perspective on the nature of forgiveness.<ref>{{cite news |first=Stoyan |last=Zaimov |date=March 19, 2018 |title=Joaquin Phoenix Talks Faith, Forgiveness, 'Mary Magdalene' Portraying Women in 'Positive Way' |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-talks-faith-forgiveness-mary-magdalene-portraying-women-in-positive-way.html |newspaper=[[The Christian Post]] |access-date=October 14, 2021 |quote="My parents believed in God. I'm Jewish, my mom's Jewish, but she believes in Jesus, she felt a connection to that{{nbsp}}... But they were never religious. I don't remember going to church, maybe a couple of times." And getting to play Jesus changed his perspective on what forgiveness means. |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170525/https://www.christianpost.com/amp/joaquin-phoenix-talks-faith-forgiveness-mary-magdalene-portraying-women-in-positive-way.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early April 2005, Phoenix checked himself into rehab to be treated for alcoholism.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-checks-into-rehab/ |title=Joaquin Phoenix Checks into Rehab |access-date=January 2, 2009 |work=[[CBS News]] |date=April 13, 2005 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524022653/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/13/entertainment/main687706.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Twelve years later, he revealed that he did not need an [[Intervention (counseling)|intervention]]: "I really just thought of myself as a [[Hedonism|hedonist]]. I was an actor in L.A. I wanted to have a good time. But I wasn't engaging with the world or myself in the way I wanted to". On January 26, 2006, while driving down a winding canyon road in Hollywood, Phoenix veered off the road and flipped his car.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Celebretainment|first=By|title=Joaquin Phoenix saved from flames by Werner Herzog|url=https://www.celebretainment.com/movies/joaquin-phoenix-saved-from-flames-by-werner-herzog/article_f6190dc0-edb8-58c7-85eb-5b1eec529c61.html|access-date=May 8, 2021|website=Celebretainment|date=April 6, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508135423/https://www.celebretainment.com/movies/joaquin-phoenix-saved-from-flames-by-werner-herzog/article_f6190dc0-edb8-58c7-85eb-5b1eec529c61.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The crash was reportedly caused by brake failure. Shaken and confused, he heard someone tapping on his window and telling him to "just relax". Unable to see the man, Phoenix replied, "I'm fine. I am relaxed." The man replied, "No, you're not." The man then stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette while gasoline was leaking into the car cabin. Phoenix realized that the man was German filmmaker [[Werner Herzog]]. While Herzog helped Phoenix out of the wreckage by breaking the back window of the car, bystanders called an ambulance. Phoenix later approached Herzog to express his gratitude.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Joaquin-Phoenix-rescued-from-car-crash-by-director-Werner-Herzog-17481.shtml |title=Joaquin Phoenix Rescued from Car Crash by Director Werner Herzog |first=Adina |last=Gheorghe |date=February 3, 2006|work=[[Softpedia]] |access-date=February 22, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216000511/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Joaquin-Phoenix-rescued-from-car-crash-by-director-Werner-Herzog-17481.shtml |archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=August 24, 2010 |title=My Son My Son, What Have Ye Done – Werner Herzog |medium=Video-recorded Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQzvpnmh4H8 |access-date=February 11, 2020 |publisher=[[Alchemy (company)|Millennium Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215071448/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQzvpnmh4H8 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, Phoenix labeled the [[Academy Awards]] "bullshit". He later gave an interview apologizing for his comments, and acknowledged that the awards provided an important platform for many deserving filmmakers.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/joaquin-phoenix#page2| title=Joaquin Phoenix| journal=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]| last=Mitchell| first=Elvis| date=October 10, 2012| access-date=April 30, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416054758/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/joaquin-phoenix#page2| archive-date=April 16, 2015| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite news| author=Husam Sam Asi| title=Joaquin Phoenix: Actors don't deserve credit for their performance| url=http://ukscreen.com/articles/joaquin-phoenix-actors-dont-deserve-credit-for-their-performance/|access-date=July 3, 2013| website=UK Screen| date=October 27, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429023344/http://ukscreen.com/articles/joaquin-phoenix-actors-dont-deserve-credit-for-their-performance/| archive-date=April 29, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref> He elaborated on the topic while on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' in 2015, explaining that he was uncomfortable receiving accolades for his work, considering the filmmaking process a collaborative one.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQdJ8C2hfLw| title=Joaquin Phoenix on Awards| date=January 9, 2015|access-date=April 30, 2015| website=YouTube| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115162439/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQdJ8C2hfLw| archive-date=January 15, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>

A longtime vegan, Phoenix finds [[Animal husbandry|animal agriculture]] "absurd and barbaric". He explained his reasoning behind his [[veganism]]: "To me, it just seems obvious—I don't want to cause pain to another living empathetic creature. I don't want to take its babies away from it, I don't want to force it to be indoors and fattened up just to be slaughtered. Certainly, also, the effect that it has on our environment is devastating. So, for me, it's my life and has always been my life, and it's really one of the most important things to me."<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Joaquin Phoenix Brands Animal Agriculture 'Absurd And Barbaric' - Vegan News, Plant Based Living, Food, Health & more |newspaper=Plant Based News |url=https://plantbasednews.org/news/joaquin-phoenix-animal-agriculture-absurd-barbaric/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924210407/https://plantbasednews.org/news/joaquin-phoenix-animal-agriculture-absurd-barbaric/ |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |last1=Chiorando |first1=Maria }}</ref>

Phoenix is on the board of directors for [[The Lunchbox Fund]], a non-profit organization which provides daily meals to students of township schools in [[Soweto]], South Africa, founded by Page-Green.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goldenglobehonors.com/global-honors/golden-globe-honors/joaquin-phoenix|title=JOAQUIN PHOENIX|work=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519193649/https://goldenglobehonors.com/global-honors/golden-globe-honors/joaquin-phoenix|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Relationships and family===
From 1995 to 1998, Phoenix dated his ''[[Inventing the Abbotts]]'' co-star [[Liv Tyler]]. The two remain close friends, with Tyler considering Phoenix and his sisters as her family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/interviews/a31492/liv-tyler-the-leftovers/|title=Liv Tyler On How To Attend A Party Hosted By Your Ex|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|first=FARAN|last=KRENTCIL|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519195708/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/interviews/a31492/liv-tyler-the-leftovers/|url-status=live}}</>{{cite journal| url=http://www.people.com/people/liv_tyler/biography/| title=Liv Tyler Biography| journal=[[People (magazine)|People]]| access-date=April 30, 2015| archive-date=August 29, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829181452/http://www.people.com/people/liv_tyler/biography/| url-status=dead}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/news/tbt-joaquin-phoenix-liv-tyler-relationship|title=Joaquin Phoenix and Liv Tyler Kept Their Relationship a Secret on the Set of Their 1997 Film|work=[[InStyle]]|first=Isabel|last=Jones|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519195333/https://www.instyle.com/news/tbt-joaquin-phoenix-liv-tyler-relationship|url-status=live}}</ref> He was romantically involved with South African model [[Topaz Page-Green]] from 2001 to 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/rooney-mara-gives-birth-to-1st-child-with-fiance-joaquin-phoenix/|title=Rooney Mara Gives Birth, Welcomes 1st Child With Fiance Joaquin Phoenix|work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Riley|last=Cardoza|date=September 27, 2020|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818151111/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/rooney-mara-gives-birth-to-1st-child-with-fiance-joaquin-phoenix/|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2013 to 2015 he was in a relationship with artist [[Allie Teilz]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Takeda |first=Allison |date=2013-11-14 |title=Joaquin Phoenix New Girlfriend: Actor Dating DJ Allie Teilz |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/joaquin-phoenix-39-dating-dj-allie-teilz-20-see-a-picture-20131411/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 2012, Phoenix met ''[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]'' co-star [[Rooney Mara]]. The two remained friends and began a romantic relationship four years later, during the making of ''[[Mary Magdalene (2018 film)|Mary Magdalene]]''.<ref name="Hagan"/><ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://people.com/movies/rooney-mara-joaquin-phoenix-cannes/| title=Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix Go Public as a Couple at Cannes Closing Ceremony| magazine=People| first=Jody| last=Guglielmi| date=May 29, 2017| access-date=May 29, 2017| archive-date=March 1, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301111026/https://people.com/movies/rooney-mara-joaquin-phoenix-cannes/| url-status=live}}</ref> They were engaged to be married in 2019, but the ceremony never took place.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rooney-mara-joaquin-phoenix| title=Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix Are Engaged| magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]]| last=Silver| first=Jocelyn| date=July 22, 2019| access-date=September 3, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724165012/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rooney-mara-joaquin-phoenix| archive-date=July 24, 2019| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite magazine| last=Davis| first=Jessica| date=May 19, 2020| title=Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix reportedly expecting first child| url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/celebrities/news/a32593456/rooney-mara-and-joaquin-phoenix-are-having-a-baby/| magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]| access-date=March 7, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530202357/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/celebrities/news/a32593456/rooney-mara-and-joaquin-phoenix-are-having-a-baby/| archive-date=May 30, 2020| url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, the couple had a son.<ref>{{cite news| last=Pearce| first=Tilly| date=September 27, 2020| title=Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara 'welcome a baby boy named River' after actor's late brother| url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/27/joaquin-phoenix-and-rooney-mara-welcome-a-baby-boy-named-river-after-actors-late-brother-13335359/| work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]| access-date=March 7, 2021| archive-date=August 18, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818150159/https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/27/joaquin-phoenix-and-rooney-mara-welcome-a-baby-boy-named-river-after-actors-late-brother-13335359/| url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2024, they welcomed their second child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/rooney-mara-is-pregnant-expecting-baby-no-2-with-joaquin-phoenix-8584590|title=Rooney Mara Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 with Joaquin Phoenix|first=Nicholas|last=Rice|date=February 18, 2024|accessdate=February 18, 2024}}</ref> They reside in the [[Hollywood Hills]]. Phoenix has described his family life as simple. He enjoys meditating, watching documentaries, reading scripts, and taking karate classes. He has a [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in karate.<ref name="Ellis"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coleman-rayner.com/candids/joaquin-phoenix-goes-from-the-joker-to-karate-kid/|title=From The Joker to Karate Kid! Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix adds karate back belt to his long list of awards|work=Coleman-Rayner|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519200039/https://www.coleman-rayner.com/candids/joaquin-phoenix-goes-from-the-joker-to-karate-kid/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2024, Joaquin Phoenix formalized his marriage with Rooney during Talk Easy podcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talkeasypod.com/joaquin-phoenix/ |title="The Joaquin Phoenix Interview"|date=2024-09-29}}</ref>