Joaquin Phoenix is not a "vacation" person.
The Hollywood actor has confessed he rarely ever goes on holiday when he's not working and has spent this summer doing promotional work for his new movie Eddington instead of taking time off - and he admits he probably should find more time to relax.
During an appearance on the This Past Weekend podcast, host Theo Von asked what he's been doing this summer and Joaquin replied: "What did I do? When did the summer start? No nothing fun. I have this movie coming out so ... I started ... press in LA and London. Nothing super-exciting."
Joaquin - who is married to actress Rooney Mara - went on to add: "We're not like those kind of 'go on vacation' people ... No ... I mean maybe I should
"Maybe that's what missing? But no it's not ... I mean I have [been on vacation before] but it's not a regular thing. It's definitely not like, here's summer time, let's do that summer experience.
"I have that like fantasy sometimes. I see myself in slow motion jumping off a pier into a lake ... But I haven't done it yet."
During the interview, Joaquin was also asked about his career and if he cold ever see himself stepping behind the camera to direct a movie in the future.
However, Joaquin admitted directing might not be the right job for him. He explained: "It's probably the hardest job [when making a movie] ...
"I don't like to delegate and I'm really indecisive. Particularly under pressure ... You're constantly under pressure as a director so I don't know ...
"What's appealing about it, the idea [of directing], is the collaboration with all the heads of the different departments. As an actor you're collaborating with costume, hair and make-up, props and stuff and the director.
"But the director is like everybody and that sounds nice and appealing, but I don't know it might be a pain ... "
Joaquin also opened up about an early experience with a director on a film - revealing he was left furious after the moviemaker called him a "character actor".
He said: "It’s kind of code for like: 'You can’t really, like, you’re never going to really get there [be a star], but you’ll work'. And that f****** p***** me off."
However, Joaquin admitted the dig actually spurred him on to work harder and make his movie dreams come true.
He added: "I ultimately appreciate it because it made me go like: 'Well, how do I find that way? Like, how do I find more?'"
