While recently preparing for an interview with Joaquin Phoenix during the Los Angeles press day for his new 2025 movie Eddington, I took notice of a special aspect of his filmography. His latest film is his second time working with writer/director Ari Aster,

The actor was promoting the mockumentary 'I'm Still Here' when he delivered one of the strangest interviews ever recorded for late night television.

J oker star Joaquin Phoenix recently returned to The Late Show after a whopping 15 years — but something else also happened: he apologized for his infamous David Letterman interview from 2009 that took place on the show before Letterman turned the reins over to Stephen Colbert.

He appeared in character for his Casey Affleck-helmed mockumentary 'I'm Still Here', which saw Phoenix quitting acting to pursue a hip-hop career.

On Tuesday night, the star said that he originally did the pre-interview in character and “I realized that it was just a little silly, so I called them back and I said, ‘Listen, this is what I’m doing. I’m coming out here and I’m doing this whole thing.’”

Actor Joaquin Phoenix has apologized again for his awkward 2009 interview with David Letterman, calling it “horrible” and “so uncomfortable.” At the time, Phoenix was in character for the making of his 2010 mockumentary “I’m Still Here,

At the time, Phoenix was promoting his 2010 mockumentary “I’m Still Here,” which followed him retiring from acting and becoming a hip hop artist. When he went on Letterman’s show, Phoenix transformed into his spoof character and acted bizarrely.