After seeing the Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman video below, if you watch the ending carefully, you can see Joaquin shaking Dave’s hand for the second time and then he says, “Good job”. I think that shows that Joaquin ruined his prank by getting out of character and acting his real self as the show was about to get off the air. It would have been smart enough for Joaquin to wait to tell Dave, “Good job”, after the show got off the air completely, right? Sorry Joaquin, but you’re not fooling anybody.
This guy is not quitting acting at all, it’s obviously a publicity stunt to plug in “Two Lovers” and his upcoming rap album. He’s just doing his best trying to make it look real.
Kev