Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor

1967-07-23

Books by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Punch-Drunk Love
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Quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

I think part of why I have so many books around me and why I read every day is because I mythologize the writer. I don't do that with any other artists.
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There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on.
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I think part of why I have so many books around me and why I read every day is because I mythologize the writer. I don't do that with any other artists.
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There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on.
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Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.
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It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.
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You know the circus performer who spins the plates in the air you know, and he'll spin six or seven plates in the air? Acting sometimes is kind of that guy spinning all those plates in the air but in your head and in your body.
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The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It's like going to get all the ingredients together, and you've got to make sure before you leave the store that you got all the ingredients. And then you take those ingredients and you can make a good cake - or not.
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I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.
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I've had to make the transition from sweeping in for 15 minutes, doing my stuff and clearing out, to carrying a movie for the duration - in a dress.
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Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly.
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I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. I'm like, 'Oh my God, I'd be dead.'
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