I had the great opportunity to meet Joaquin Phoenix at a bar in New York.
He was incredibly nice and gracious! I am originally from Italy, but I
have lived in Toronto, Ontario Canada, for most of my life. I was
visiting New York recently for my birthday with family and friends. We had
heard this place was a good place to go, and sometimes famous people show up, so
we thought what the hell!! Joaquin was sitting at a table with
other people he was drinking and smoking a cigar, yes a cigar, but cigarettes
for the rest of the night. A friend of one of my relatives knew
someone who knew him (not like great friends, but good enough to let me meet him
for my birthday!), confusion! Anyway! I was introduced to him, and
as soon as the guy said Joaquin this is Marti, I had this MAJOR knot in my
stomach the entire time! His eyes are completely amazing in person, and
his eyelashes, he is really gorgeous in real life! I have to admit I have
seen a few of his films but never “felt” anything other than that he was
cute. I don’t know if you knew this but he also does this crooked
thing with his mouth and lips when he talks, it’s terribly cute! I have
only just turned 21, and I mentioned that, and he made a joke about club hopping
when you’re finally legal to drink etc and he made a joke about him feeling
like an old man sometimes. I of course said he wasn’t old at all, and
that he actually looks younger than 27! He’s also growing a moustache,
so he was joking about it too about finally going through puberty at 27 and some
other funny stuff, which if I repeated wouldn’t come out funny at all if I
said it. I told him I loved his work and I think I overly flattered him
because he started to blush, he even asked me about what I did for a living, we
talked about school, and I complimented him on being articulate, and he blushed
again! It’s true though! He uses big words, ones I haven’t heard
of, I felt un-educated and again he joked about being old. I asked him if
he ever goes on the internet, and he said not really, but he does have email and
knows how to use it, but he’s not entirely savvy with the computer, he says
hes “too old” for all the technology lol. He complimented me on my
shoes and outfit, I was wearing platform sneakers, a sundress with capri-jeans
underneath, he joked about how I couldn’t decide what to wear, jeans or a
dress, so I wore both lol. We laughed about both wearing sneakers to a
club, and me being as tall as him with them on, he said we should switch
sneakers to he could be taller LOL. He’s really funny, and I giggle A
LOT, so we got along great. I didn’t ask him about his girlfriend
status, it just didn’t seem right, but he wasn’t there with a girl and if he
had a girlfriend he didn’t act like it. He was with non-famous-people I
did not know, maybe they were famous, I don’t know for sure. The place
we were was The Bitter End, I asked the doorman if I could bring in a camera
because it was my birthday, but he said NO! So I had to leave it in the
car! Then I found out other people had camera’s and could have brought
it in…I don’t think the guy knew what he was talking about! I was mad!
Anyway that was my experience, I don’t mind if you post this on your site, but
a word of advice if you meet him, BE LAID BACK! He’s really nice, and
won’t bite, but don’t freak out, he makes you feel warm and comfortable with
him, he’s very personable. Also, don’t stalk him, I heard he doesn’t
like that! LOL! And don’t follow him around and be creepy! I
seriously can’t get over how nice he was, I am the biggest Joaquin fan now!
LOVE MARTINA!!!