10. Joaquin Phoenix
As soon as Joaquin Phoenix walked onto the stage of The Letterman Show, it was clear that something was up. Joaquin looked insane. He had a huge shaggy beard, long hair, and strange sunglasses that he refused to take off. For most of the interview, he sat in silence, looked uncomfortable, and seemed offended when the audience laughed at him. The awkwardness reached a climax when Joaquin revealed to Letterman that he was ending his acting career – in order to become a rapper. The audience laughed once again, but Joaquin was not joking. Letterman himself seemed to take offense on account of Joaquin’s antisocial behavior, and he was just as perplexed as the audience. Clearly, this was not scripted. Years later, Joaquin apologized and confessed that at the time of the interview, he was in character, as he was filming a mockumentary at that time.
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