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Joaquin Phoenix quitting acting to jump into the music biz?! Get the details below with photos and video of the star after the jump.

Actor Joaquin Phoenix quitting acting?! The Walk The Line star attended the Paul Newman benefit this past Monday night where he made his announcement. Phoenix has plans to jump into the music biz. Are you surprised? I am.

Phoenix has been known to make crazy statements but I think this one is real. Apparently he told Extra -”I want to take this opportunity… also to give you the exclusive and just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor… I’m not doing films anymore.”

When questioned if Joaquin Phoenix was seriously quitting acting he replied - ”Yeah. I’m working on my music. I’m done. I’ve been through that.”

Joaquin Phoenix’s brother in law, Casey Affleck, was also on hand to confirm the rumors. I can’t wait to see what Phoenix comes up with. He is, however, one of my favorite actors so the news is a little bitter sweet.

The actor is currently working on an album with Tim Burgess of The Charlatans.

What do you think? Did Joaquin Phoenix quit acting for good ?

More photos and a video of Joaquin Phoenix are below.

Photos: WENN