'I don't think that's right.'
, Phoenix — who typically gives interviews rarely and doesn't share information about his family life too often — talked about whether he'd raise his son River, who he shares with partner and actor Rooney Mara, as a vegan.“Well, certainly I would hope that [he is vegan], but I’m not going to impose my belief on my child," he explained."I don’t think that’s right.
”Phoenix went on to explain that even though he plans on letting his son choose which lifestyle to lead,"I’m not going to indoctrinate him with the idea that McDonald’s have a Happy Meal because there’s nothing fucking happy about that meal.”“I’m not going to tell him that it’s OK to read books about all the wonderful little farm animals, and they say ‘Oink oink oink’ and ‘Moo moo moo,’ and not tell him that that’s what a hamburger is.