Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes
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When you're playing someone who really lived, you carry a burden, a burden to be accurate. But it's one that you have to let go of ultimately.
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I think I'm less anonymous than I was.
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Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time.
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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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Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends.
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I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.
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I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting.
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I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for yourself, because you want to explore some things, and get at the bottom of some things. It's about your life, the quality of your life.
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I got into plays in high school then I ended up going to college for it.
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Actors are responsible to the people we play.
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People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside.
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The size of my head though is pretty abnormal.
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One person's religion is another person's cult.
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The drama nerd comes out in me when I'm in a theater.
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I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got.
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In life, do you ever really know if you're missing an opportunity? No, you really don't.
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The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.
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When people don't know who you are, they're seeing your work for the first time. But if they've seen a lot, getting certain things across is a more difficult.
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There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem.
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The weight comes off, you know? If you stop with the bread and the pie, it really does. It really works.
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When you become a parent, you look at your parents differently. You look at being a child differently. It's an awakening, a revelation that you have.
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There's nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time.
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The foibles of my body are pretty much out there in the work I do.
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I try not to plan that too much.