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New York – Joaquin Phoenix says he’s quitting acting – to become a singer.

On the red carpet at a charity benefit, a scruffy-looking Joaquin told a reporter his last movie would be, well, his last one.

Phoenix said, “I’m working on my music, I’m done. I’ve been through that.” Joaquin’s friend and brother-in-law Casey Affleck then said, “I don’t think he’s kidding, he’s got music and stuff.”

Joaquin was nominated for an Oscar for playing singer Johnny Cash in 2005’s Walk the Line.