Joaquin Phoenix recalled his late brother, River Phoenix, and spoke out about human beings exploiting other species “with impunity” in an emotional speech after he won the lead actor Oscar on Sunday night. And I think at times, we feel or we’re made to feel, that we champion different causes. I think whether we’re talking about gender inequality, or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re talking about the fight against injustice. Advertisement“Now I’ve been, I’ve been a scoundrel in my life. “I just, I want to — when he was 17, my brother [the late River Phoenix] wrote this lyric.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 10, 2020 04:41 UTC