Los Angeles March 5 (IANS) Actor Joaquin Phoenix says he worries when it comes to awards season and fears that winning trophies could be "addictive".
"There s a part of me that fears if you appreciate or enjoy that too much it means you re getting soft and old and you ll stop fighting. And I m terrified of it " he told the Metro newspaper.
He added: "I guess the fear is that it will be addictive and you ll start pandering right? For me thus far I ve managed to stave that off and to feel like working on a movie is always the greatest reward.
"The process is something I really enjoy. I guess I m always scared that it will change the way you approach things."
When the actor won the coveted Best Actor gong at the Cannes Film Festival last year he was "totally f**king shocked" and didn t anticipate winning and accepted it wearing his Converse boots reports femalefirst.co.uk.
He said: "I was totally f**king shocked I didn t anticipate it at all."
The actor has been praised for his role in "If You Were Never Really Here".
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