"Phoenix makes Arthur an exceptionally vivid monster. His performance is a symphony of scowls, howls, grins, grimaces …"

"[written in notebook] The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don't."

"[written in notebook] I just hope my death makes more cents than my life."

"You know what’s funny? You know what really makes me laugh? I used to think that my life was a tragedy...but now I re…"

"Is it just me.….or is it getting crazier out there?"

"You don't listen, do you? You just ask the same questions every week. "How's your job?" "Are you having negative thou…"

"[to Thomas Wayne] I know it seems strange, I don't mean to make you uncomfortable, I don't know why everyone is so ru…"

"[to Penny Fleck] You know, you used to tell me...that my laugh was a condition. That there was something wrong with m…"

"I haven't been happy one minute of my entire fucking life."

"Joaquin Phoenix renders the iconic villain on an intimate, human scale in Joker, a disturbing film about one man's ps…"