Philip Seymour Hoffman quotes - page 2

There's nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time. (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird. View quote
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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. View quote
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My girlfriend's a costume designer in the theater. View quote
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I had a father who was a traveling salesman. View quote
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My ideal weight is 205, actually. View quote
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I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic. View quote
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People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside. View quote
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I've never been on a cruise. View quote
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I got into plays in high school then I ended up going to college for it. View quote
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People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be. (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
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.' View quote
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My soul is in good shape. View quote
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My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise. View quote
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You can look at anything as a cult. Churches are cults in their own way. View quote
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I think I'm less anonymous than I was. View quote
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Ultimately what I'll do next is up in the air for me. View quote
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I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid. View quote
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I don't want to repeat myself. View quote
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Yeah, writers do hate writing. View quote
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I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting. (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
The weight comes off, you know? If you stop with the bread and the pie, it really does. It really works. View quote
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I think you ultimately have to love who you're playing. You have to have that kind of feeling. You have to have passion for the person. View quote
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If you're a human being walking the earth, you're weird, you're strange, you're psychologically challenged. View quote
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Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film. View quote
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