Ellington

I was reading this seemingly mundane "celebrity report" on Yahoo.

I really need you to read this one part of it...

Let me clarify that it is an interview done on the red carpet with Joaquin Pheonix. He plays Johnny Cash in the movie about his life "Walk The Line". Or, something like that. Anyway, he's doing the required red carpet walk and talk...and then freaking loses it in the middle of an interview.

Two big names making the opening-night scene: "Walk the Line" headliners Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, both Oscar front-runners for their portrayals of the turbulent but triumphant country-music couple, Johnny and June Carter Cash.

Well, it's hard to say who John was because he was such a complicated character," Phoenix told AP Television. "You know, he represents so many things to so many different people. And that, to me, was why I was fascinated to play him. John's certainly not one-note. As an actor, there was a lot to work with."

And there was even more work than usual for Phoenix and Witherspoon, who, unlike many musical-biopic headliners, did their own singing and playing.

Added Phoenix, "I didn't make a decision and say, 'I'm gonna sing.' It was, in some sense, 'Let's see what's gonna happen. Let's try this, let's work on this, and we'll see how it goes.'"

Out of the blue, Phoenix suddenly changed the subject, asking, "Do I have a large frog in my hair?"

Reporter: No, no.

Phoenix: "Something's crawling out of my scalp."

Reporter: No, you look great.

Phoenix: "No, but I feel it. I'm not worried about the looks. I'm worried about the sensation of my brain being eaten. ... What did you ask me?"

I only posted that because for some reason, after I read it, I felt a lot better about my life.

I mean at least I'm not standing in front of the whole world after eating some mushrooms and asking a sane individual if there is a large frog coming out of my head that is eating my brains...as I sit there...in front of a camera...on a red carpet...my brother having tragically died in a drug overdose outside a seedy bar in cheesy part of Hollywood and that whole hairlip thing ending up working out so well for me.

No, sir. I feel a lot better. I mean at least I'm not doing that.

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103529

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everytime i see mtv,ET etc, when crap like this comes on and i hear about nick and jessica i lose a brain wrinkle, everytime i read a bit of intelligence i get one. Take that mr. barnette the new slogan is: read the jfp, it gives you brain wrinkles.

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*SuperStar*

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2005-11-05T09:00:00-06:00