River Phoenix quote — “When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I …”

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When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.

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