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| Nov 26, 2000 Joaquin Phoenix on the Set of "Buffalo Soldiers" in Germany Interviewer: Joaquin, what is your part in buffalo soldiers? Joaquin: I play the battalion clerk (on the page? ), Ray Elwood and he� there was a policy in the 80�s in which you served, sorry, if you were convicted of a misdemeanour crime you could either serve a certain amount of time in prison or have a chance, which is the army. So that�s kinda what�s interesting about this film, in this period in the US army in which, you know, there were a number of convicts basically (laughing) in , you know, the army. So my character was caught stealing cars and he had the option of six months in prison or a year in the army. Interviewer: You like playing negative characters? Joaquin: No, but I think that there are some inaccuracies in kinda how people perceive what I do. For instance, that I played a serial killer, that never happened. So that I think the perception of the characters I play is kinda off. So I think that I have played a variety of different characters. Interviewer: Is there a difference between working in Hollywood and here in Germany? Joaquin: Well I think what�s unique about working here is that, I spoke to you a little bit about it, but the fact that �. (a tank rolls past) well there is a tank rolling by in the background! (smiling) We have an authentic feel while working here, we�re on a real army base and the tanks go rolling by so and there you see that sensation which always works when making a film there�s a� you feel isolated here in a really good way. There aren�t a lot of distractions that you might find if you were working at home, so it kinda creates this great unity amongst the cast and crew. We�re kinda all here to stick to the job and were all working hard, so that�s great. Interviewer: One last question. In Germany we would your name wayk-ien, what do you pronounce your name? Joaquin: (smiles) That�s fine. Interviewer: And the US? Joaquin: Ah no, in the US, in the states, I don�t know, everyone says it differently. But it�s a Spanish name and it�s wak-een, that�s how it�s pronounced. ************************************************** Transcribed from Real Player by Nat, thanks for the information! |
| Jan 29,2001 Joaquin was in "showbiz weekly" on sky news yesterday(1-28-01) in Germany. There was a short interview about 'Quills' and 'Buffalo Soldiers'. JP: "I read the screenplay and I just thought that it was so unique, I'd never read anything quite like it...it seemed like that was gonna be a film that we hadn't seen before...and on top of that there's a pretty good cast, Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Micheal Caine..." TB: "Did you read anything of the Marquis de Sade?" JP: "I didn't, I started to and then I felt that I shouldn't be that familiar with it...as well as our Marquis and the historical Marquis are two very different beings and that's something I think is very important to remember, that this really is a movie." TB: "I believe you are filming in Germany, is that right? What are you doing there?" JP: "I'm doing a film called "Buffalo Soldiers" with Ed Harris and Anna Paquin and Scott Glenn and Gregor Jordan is directing...pretty excited about it...!" TB: "How's it going?" JP: "I haven't started yet." TB: "Oh, you haven't started...?" JP: "No, I start on Monday, so I'm a little nervous...(smiles and puts his fingers to his mouth, if you know what I mean...the way you do when you wanna say "uuuhhh, I'm frightened"...;) Yeah, yeah...I always get nervous...." TB: "Why?" JP: "I guess because I only do films that I really wanna do, that I care about, and so it becomes "my God, can I do justice to this"...I guess the expectations for myself are so high and I just wanna be the best I could be, so....I get nervous...! "Here's what Kate Winslet said about him:"He just is never happy with anything that he does. He walks around saying "Oh my God...I look like a horse...I shouldn't be here...they cast the wrong guy..." Thanks to Anne for the translation from German into English and for her transcritption of the short interview! |