LEONARDO DICAPRIO ABOUT RIVER PHOENIX
Superstar Leonardo Dicaprio is regretting not introducing himself to River Phoenix at a Halloween party, because hours later, Phoenix lost his life outside a Los Angeles California nightclub. DiCaprio was at the beginning of his Hollywood career when he spied his longtime hero Phoenix was at a party on Halloween night. The up and coming star, who was 18 at the time, was desperate to corner his idol for a chat but didn’t have time to approach Phoenix before he left the bash. And DiCaprio will always remember the missed opportunity, because 23-year-old Phoenix collapsed and died from a drug overdose outside the Viper Room a few hours later. He tells Esquire magazine, "When I was eighteen, River Phoenix was far and away my hero. Think of all those early great performances - My Own Private Idaho, Stand by Me. I always wanted to meet him. One night, I was at this Halloween party, and he passed me. He was beyond pale - he looked white. Before I got a chance to say hello, he was gone, driving off to the Viper Room, where he fell over and died.
Editors Note: I met River Phoenix at Gay night at the Limelight nightclub. He was not so nice. He was with friends and they were all wasted to the hill. I asked for his photo and he was so nasty and he gave me some wild drugged out photo with his hands like claws. Was yelling "Is this what you want." He and his friends then went into the gay sex backroom, behind the VIP area. Those were the days when anything went in New York City. Over the years, I kept misplacing the pic, it was like bad karma. It is once again missing. So Leonardo, since you were beginning your career, and if you were introduced to River, he either would have been nasty or thought you were cute and been super nice.
Photos By: Walter McBride/Sara De Boer/Retna
Editors Note: I met River Phoenix at Gay night at the Limelight nightclub. He was not so nice. He was with friends and they were all wasted to the hill. I asked for his photo and he was so nasty and he gave me some wild drugged out photo with his hands like claws. Was yelling "Is this what you want." He and his friends then went into the gay sex backroom, behind the VIP area. Those were the days when anything went in New York City. Over the years, I kept misplacing the pic, it was like bad karma. It is once again missing. So Leonardo, since you were beginning your career, and if you were introduced to River, he either would have been nasty or thought you were cute and been super nice.
Photos By: Walter McBride/Sara De Boer/Retna
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James
As for Rivers family, I think they would also feel the same if they seen all of the lovely supporters comments. Think about it; how would you feel if it was YOUR family member who passed, and years later, people who didnt even know him, still took his side.
Touched.
Now, i came across this artical and decided to read it.. Which lead me to become a little hurt that non-sense is still being posted about the late actor River Phoenix. Really?
Why do you think he started drugs? Maybe like the reat of the young hollywood actors/actresses, to get away from reality. I strongly disagree with their, and Rivers decion as to go to drugs; but maybe that was there only excape from the screaming fans and the flashing cameras. They had NO privacy, and every little mistake that they did reflected on the rest of ther career. Imagine the pressure it took.. You had to hide away, just because people wanted to have the newest picture of you, for the fromt cover. Its highly unfair!
And maybe, just maybe, we can never be sure.. But my theory is that River had resorted to drugs, like many celebritys, because he couldn't handle having to be that 'perfect' hippee boy everyone wanted him to be. Maybe it wasn't the drugs that killed him(in mind), but society.
It was no ones fault for his death of course, that was purely accidental and Rivers choice to have taken the drug. But he just couldn't handel being hollywoods 'it' boy, i guess.
And for him being gay? I honestly dont think so.. But thats for you all decide, since it seems some people are so comvinced of his sexual orientation without evening speaking to him. I dont think River was gay. He played a gay charcter (mike) in my own private idaho, but thats purely acting.. His job.
And so what if he is gay? Does that make him any less talented? Does that make him 'bad' if he's gay or bisexual?
He is River Jude Phoenix for god sake! Think of what your saying!
He is talented either way, and will forever live on and be with us in our hearts. For the picture being taken in the night club, the author of that article cleary states that he looked to be drunk; so his actions could have been reflected on his state of mind, and if he were taking drugs that night.
Also, maybe he was sick of people wanting an artigraph and a picture, maybe he just wanted to have a night to him and his friends.. But fans see him and swarm around him, because he is who he is. River Phoenix.
Oh, and just because he went into a gay sex bathroom, doesnt nessarily mean anything happened to River. Ever thought about that??
Well, this is my thoughts on things, I love River and will no matter what!:) he was amazing, and forever a great person.
We love you River, you rock!
Rock that 6-string(guitar) in the clouds<3
Just because you call his movie 'my own private idaho' proof that he was gay(his charcter was gay), doesn't mean anything. It was a powerful role, and river stepped into it and decided he wanted to take a changeling part.
It was his job, not his life.
While playing the role of my own private idaho, it was documented River did research for his charcter; which was simply interviewing boys like his charcter, with the same lifestyle, etc. Nothing more..
If river phoenix was gay, it would be a HUGE surprise.. But i guess we'll never know.
That was a movie role, my own private idaho, where he was to play a more challenging and heartfelt role of a gay street boy named Mike, who was romantically in love with kneau's charcter Scott. It was a role he had to do, it was his job, not his life.
He did do research for his charcter, only interviewing people like his charcter mike, just to be able to get into charcter more.. Nothing more. He was not gay, but even if he was, does that change anything? He was talented and is a Hollywood legend. He will forever live in our hearts:)
Just wondering because it seems pretty stupid to me why someone would be trying to "Expose Rivers Sexuality" even though he was a great and talented person anyways.. Rip Rio
There was a reason River acted irrational that horrible night. I won't elaborate, but what I will say is that River's so called "friend" lied to him and double crossed him that night - which really hurt him deeply. He was in such pain and embarrassed from being lied to by someone he trusted.
Those who knew him knew the wonderful man he was. Those how didn't know him well can only speculate. About River, the actor - his work speaks for itself. His physical beauty (and image) was and still is, undeniable.
He was one of a kind...