i walked the line

This movie is fantastic! I went into it not knowing much about Johnny Cash nor his music and I left a huge fan! Ok, so maybe it was the strong influence of Joaquin Phoenix's sexy on-screen demeanor ...but I definitely find Johnny Cash much more interesting now than before I saw this flick. And the singing talents of both Joaquin and Reese were truly impressive.

Here are some fun factoids on Joaquin:

Was born Joaquin Rafael, but at the age of four he decided that he wanted a more earthy name, like his elder siblings River and Rain, so while he was raking leaves with his father he decided on Leaf. In the early '90s he took back his birth name.

"I changed my name because no one in the States could pronounce 'Joaquin' and I used to get really embarrassed about it as a kid. All the other kids in my family had gorgeous names and I got 'Joaquin', you know what I mean? So I said 'This is not good. Even I can't say it'."

He is a strict vegan. He refuses to wear any costumes made out of animal skin. For the movie Gladiator (2000) and Walk the Line (2005), he requested that his "leather" costumes be synthetic.

Contrary to popular belief, the scar on his lip is not the result of a repaired cleft lip or palate. It is simply a birth mark. Phoenix has stated in interviews that, while pregnant with him, his mother felt a sharp pain one day, and he was born with a mark on his lip.

Checked himself into rehab to be treated for alcoholism in early April 2005.