Joaqin Phoenix Quits Acting.

30-10-2008 07:09

Joaqin Phoenix Quits Acting....

Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix is retiring from Hollywood - at the age of 34.The Walk The Line star announced his plans to move away from acting at a fundraiser for late actor Paul Newman's children's charity on Monday (27Oct08).Phoenix will instead focus on his budding music career.

He told Extra, "I want to take this opportunity... also to give you the exclusive and just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor... I'm not doing films anymore."I'm working on my music. I'm done. I've been through that."And the news has been confirmed by his representative, who says, "That is what he told me."Phoenix's brother-in-law Casey Affleck, who is married to Summer Phoenix, insists the star is for real: "I don't think he's kidding. He's got music and stuff."