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Page 35: A portrait of the actor Joaquin Phoenix photo-
graphed for the Observer, February 26, 2018, London.
Photo by Richard Saker / Contour by Getty Images
Before playing Johnny Cash in Walk the Line he didn’t know how to sing,
and had never played a guitar.
When the shooting was finished, James Mangold, the director, said: “Joaquin
didn’t play Cash: he became Cash.”
Pages 36–40: Joaquin Phoenix on the set of Joker.
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures 2019
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