I'm probably more personal when I'm acting than at any other time. More open, more direct. Because it allows me to be something that I can't always feel comfortable with when I'm living my own life, you know? Because it's make-believe.
There’s a period of time in your life when I kind of look back, and I’m like, was I happy, or was I just not aware? - Philip Seymour Hoffman
There’s a period of time in your life when I kind of look back, and I’m like, was I happy, or was I just not aware?
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
Women are the life force we look at for their beauty. - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Women are the life force we look at for their beauty.
Study, find all the good teachers and study with them, get involved in acting to act, not to be famous or for the money. Do plays. It's not worth it … - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Study, find all the good teachers and study with them, get involved in acting to act, not to be famous or for the money. Do plays. It's not worth it …
You must be really bad, because it is a puzzle. Creating anything is hard. It’s a cliché thing to say, but every time you start a job, you just don’t… - Philip Seymour Hoffman
You must be really bad, because it is a puzzle. Creating anything is hard. It’s a cliché thing to say, but every time you start a job, you just don’t…
To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning. - Philip Seymour Hoffman
To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.
Sometimes it's hard to say no. Ultimately, if you stick to your guns, you have the career that you want. Don't get me wrong. I love a good payday and… - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sometimes it's hard to say no. Ultimately, if you stick to your guns, you have the career that you want. Don't get me wrong. I love a good payday and…
Great talent admits shortcomings. - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Great talent admits shortcomings.
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. - Philip Seymour Hoffman
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.
Don't let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they're bored and step on you when they're done. Be like drugs, let them die for … - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Don't let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they're bored and step on you when they're done. Be like drugs, let them die for …
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