“I think the Bible is an incredible history book, but I feel organized religion is bullshit. It's caused more wars and bloodshed than anything else. But I do feel secure in being able to draw from it. I think there'll be a stage in my life where I'll get into it more, and try moving off into the jungle like the guy in Mosquito Coast, to find myself and all that stuff (laughs). But right now, I'm eighteen, and I don't want to spend a lot of time thinking about it. I already live by a code of ethics, so I'm an all-right person. I'm not messed up.”

                                                      River Phoenix—Playgirl August 1988