Joaquin Phoenix honors brother in moving Oscars speech
He then, without mentioning River by name, he quoted the sibling who never got a second chance of his own after suffering a drug overdose in 1993.Dianna Whitley / Getty Images
“When he was 17, my brother wrote this lyric, he said, ‘Run to the rescue with love, and peace will follow,’” Joaquin said as the audience cheered. River, who was both a big screen star and a the lead singer of alt-rock band Aleka’s Attic, died at just 23 years old. Joaquin Phoenix accepts the Actor In A Leading Role award for 'Joker' onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California."When I was 15 or 16, my brother, River, came home from work and he had a VHS copy of a movie called 'Raging Bull' and he sat me down and made me watch it," Joaquin revealed
."And the next day he woke me up and he made me watch it again. And he said, 'You’re going to start acting again. This is what you're going to do.'"
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