Philip Hoffman
Philip Hoffman
everybody forward looking passion propel spark ultimately
There isn't, like, one formula, ... Everybody has their own way to go about it. Everybody is ultimately looking for that something that will spark their imagination, what will propel them forward with some passion to make the part work.
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If you have that kind of intimacy alongside ambition, ultimately it's going to leave an incredibly tragic impression on his psyche and spirit. He paid a huge price to write one of the great books of the 20th century. Capote didn't go to Kansas. Kansas reached out to New York and grabbed Capote. The minute he met Perry Smith, it was inevitable that these two men were going to die, one literally and one figuratively, because the identification they shared was too deep. The minute he got Perry to open up about his own life, and he learned they were both orphans, they were both abandoned children, he sees his muse, and that's the beginning of the end. Kansas sprung a trap on him.
acting career lead perfectly playing role satisfied supposed
You don't want a lead acting role if you're not the one that's supposed to be playing it. I'm perfectly satisfied with the career I've had.
given
It's ludicrous, and I've been given enough. It's all nerve-wracking.
talking
I do a play because I want to do this play. Someone once said to me, 'How can you take yourself off the market?' ... I had no idea what he was talking about. This is what we do.
gets nerve producer seen wearing
As an actor, it's nerve racking. But when I'm wearing my producer hat, I think, 'Hey, this is great. If the film gets nominated, it will be seen by way more people.'
hit
If we hit Truman's part right, it would reverberate. So that's what I concentrated on: Getting it right.
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I began to see that this wasn't simply an odd man, an odd writer. What he discovered writing 'In Cold Blood' embodies what a lot of people go through. He struggled with who he was.
affect
but then the way he stands, the way he walks, all these things are going to affect all that stuff.
believe limb room saying strong
I would vouch for those two in the room with a very strong conviction. I was saying to the executives, 'If you believe in me, believe in them.' We kind of all went out on a limb together.
bowels control literally lost lucky swimming
You know, I literally lost all control of my bowels up there. I couldn't think. I was swimming in my head. So I was lucky to get out what I got out.
action bad guy people perfect
To play a bad guy in an action movie is something I've never done, and I don't know if I'll ever do it again. So this is really that opportunity, and it's the perfect place to do it, perfect people to do it with.
proud
We're at the party, mom. Be proud mom, because I'm proud of you.
category fantastic great
Wow, I'm in a category with some great, great, great actors, fantastic actors, and I'm overwhelmed. Really overwhelmed.