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Joaquin Phoenix sits for a photograph in Toronto, in a Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005 photo. Joaquin Phoenix had his work cut out for him before playing the late Johnny Cash on screen in "Walk the Line." Phoenix, who had no musical background, "was pretty horrible when he started," said Dan John Miller, leader of the indie band Blanche, who plays Cash's lead guitarist. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)