Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffmanwas an American actor, director, and producer of film and theater. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles Hoffman was a regular presence in films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 July 1967
CityFairport, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Philip Seymour Hoffman quotes about
guy job pleasant
If I don't feel like I'm doing the job well, and I don't know how to get there, or I'm too scared, or whatever, I'm not a happy guy and I'm not pleasant. I'm not pleasant to be around.
people
In a film there a lot of people scheduling, you know.
hard
It's hard for anybody who works a lot and has children. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.
though
The size of my head though is pretty abnormal.
bring commit knowing life might normal people
I do understand what it is to not want to commit to someone, knowing that might bring pain or commit to a life that has to do with being responsible to people other than myself. These things, I think, are normal things.
motivational world obscure
The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.
struggle character fighting
I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.
jesus live-for-today would-be
My image of Jesus is someone who is exciting...Were he alive today, he would be causing havoc!
honesty humility thinking
I think you gotta have an honesty and a humility about human nature and that it's not about you at the end of the day.
support important actors
It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.
jealous good-work envious
Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.
together groups actors
We really enjoy that, having a relationship with writers, developing material and getting a director, actors, that we have kind of that family kind of as a group we're going to do it together mentality in a project. Then the tough part is - so what actually goes has very little to do with us sometimes.
hate writing yeah
Yeah, writers do hate writing.
letting-go sometimes film
In film, you have to let go sometimes.