Philip Seymour Hoffman quotes

Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it. (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Creating anything is hard. View quote
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Creating something is all about problem-solving. View quote
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Films are always a fiction, not documentary. Even a documentary is a kind of fiction. View quote
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I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that. View quote
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Well, I think everyone struggles with self-love. View quote
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I try not to plan that too much. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actors are responsible to the people we play. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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. View quote
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I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got. (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they're great actors. When they're acting, that's the craft. View quote
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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. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. View quote
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I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who's like that. View quote
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I didn't really buy LPs or go to concerts. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
In film, you have to let go sometimes. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
My mum is incredibly intelligent. View quote
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To act well isn't an easy thing. View quote
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I got sober when I was 22 years old. (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time. View quote
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Why you do something is always kind of a mystery to me. View quote
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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. View quote
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Vanity is something that will only get in the way of doing your best work, and ultimately if you're truly vain you care more about your work than how you look in your work. I actually consider myself a pretty vain guy when it comes to that. View quote
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