Assertion: phoenix | /r/CapableOf | play gay hustler
Facets:
value: in search of his estranged mother
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty (1988), playing the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and My Own Private Idaho (1991), playing a gay hustler in search of his estranged mother.