Philip Hoffman
Philip Hoffman
hands liked
It was all that (drugs and alcohol), yeah. It was anything I could get my hands on ... I liked it all.
ball begins best dies events guy happens knew outside shine standing tale telling
As a producer, as someone standing outside the film, we knew that the story wasn't going to shine (Capote) in the best of lights. What happens to him, and it's not pleasant, begins his downfall. This guy dies at 59, without writing another (long-form) book. So that's the story. We're just telling the tale of the events that got that ball rolling.
people
People thought they had me pegged because of the way I am, because of the way I talk, ... And they're always wrong.
basically came daunting fit girlfriend house offered pregnant size suits time trip weighed whales
It was a daunting thing, when they came to my house and offered me the role. I weighed 240 pounds. At the time, my girlfriend was pregnant and we basically were beached whales together. And it was a long trip over time to get to a size that I could fit into these suits that he wore.
guy needed open played sat scene thinking time
The guy was exhausting, ... Because every scene was different. He played every angle. He sat there, listening, but all the time thinking of what each person needed to make them open up. So there was never just one way to play each scene.
badly fantastic gentlemen given ludicrous share
It's ludicrous and I've been given enough. And I want to share this so badly with all the nominees. I can't tell you how fantastic these gentlemen are.
beautiful pick smart
That's a beautiful play, ... She's pretty smart to pick that one to do -- actually impressive.
dealing debates difficult questions society
You're not dealing with the difficult debates and questions of our society. There's something about it that's really refreshing, especially after 'Capote.'
knees wish
I wish there was a podium here - you wouldn't see my knees shaking.
ambition care exhausting relax scene
His ambition and his agenda. There was a kind of a ruthlessness, a driven-desire thing that was just exhausting for me to play. You could never kind of relax into a scene and just not care about what you wanted. He was always on point. He was driven.
destroyed die inevitable knowing literally lost men minute outcome perry saw somebody soul
The movie is about knowing that somebody has lost his soul out there, somebody has destroyed a part of himself. ... The minute he saw Perry Smith, the outcome was inevitable that two men would die -- one literally and the other figuratively.
brought deserves four kids
If you see her, congratulate her. She brought up four kids alone, and she deserves your congratulations.
proud
Be proud, Mom, because I'm proud of you, and we're here tonight, and it's so good.
act hope
Actors can't act alone. The only way to act well is when you know the other actor has your back. And these actors had my back and I hope they know that I had theirs.