Crippling anxiety pushed Joaquin Phoenix to be physically sick as he waited backstage before a TV appearance. The Oscar-winning actor revealed to British GQ magazine that he has to take special measures to cope with his stress when working.
Phoenix said he “still gets crippling anxiety for weeks before shooting starts” and “feels physically sick” when he begins working on new projects. “For the first three weeks of shooting, I sweat so much that they have to put pads in my armpits,” he admitted.
Vouching for the star, film director James Gray concurred by telling the publication: “He is incredibly shy – something most people think is an act or something.” Gray, who worked with Phoenix on several projects including We Own the Night and The
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