Time Traveler
People Magazine, August 16, 2004
To prepare for his role in the 19th-century thriller The Village, Joaquin Phoenix and his costars took a crash course in doing assorted farm chores, such as plowing fields, shearing sheep and lighting fires from scratch. "I was there for 24 hours rubbing sticks together. Everyone else had gone to dinner. Finally, I just took out my lighter," says Phoenix. "We realized how difficult everyday life was back then." What era would best suit the 29-year-old actor? "The only period I'm fascinated by is the late '60s and '70s," he says. "That was the best time in film and music, two things I love. I wish I'd seen the Beatles play, and Zeppelin and Hendrix. I desperately wish I had been born 20 years earlier."
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