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Actor Joaquin Phoenix has denied reports saying he had a breakdown while filming a new movie about Johnny Cash reports BBC
Tabloid stories claimed that Phoenix hit his head on a bedpost while filming a particularly emotional scene recalling the death of Cash's brother – prompting speculation that Phoenix was drawing from his experience with the death of his own brother, River, who died in 1993 reports People Magazine
The Gladiator actor told Newsweek magazine the suggestion he drew on his own experiences for the scene "kind of makes me sick".
Phoenix said he was simply acting, not having a breakdown.
"I don't need to pull from my experience for a character, and I've never understood why actors would, except for lack of ability, imagination or research," he said.
"I had all three things, so this is a little frustrating to me, because it denies my work and the research that I did."
Early reports of the film, which also stars Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash, indicate Phoenix's performance is the real deal.
Phoenix recently admitted himself to a rehabilitation clinic for treatment for alcohol abuse.
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