Joaquin Phoenix will quit acting

Joaquin Phoenix will quit acting

Joaquin Phoenix announced Monday that he plans to quit acting.

 "I want to take this opportunity ... to give you the exclusive and just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor," the two-time Oscar nominee told Extra at the San Francisco event. "I'm not doing films anymore."

 Phoenix now wants to pursue singing instead of acting.

 He didn’t give any specific details about his future singing career.  Although, he has been working on a record with a British band.

 Phoenix first learned to play the guitar when he played Johnny Cash in Walk The Line.

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