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Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes
Philip Seymour Hoffman
American
Actor
Born:
Jul 23
,
1967
Died:
Feb 2
,
2014
Life
Me
People
Think
Work
You
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The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
You
World
Else
Someone
Only
Share
True
Currency
Bankrupt
I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Life
You
Think
About
Only
Because
Got
Should
Serious
You can look at anything as a cult. Churches are cults in their own way.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
You
Own
Way
Churches
Look
Cult
Cults
Anything
Films are always a fiction, not documentary. Even a documentary is a kind of fiction.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Films
Kind
Documentary
Always
Fiction
Even
There are characters in movies who I call 'film characters.' They don't exist in real life. They exist to play out a scenario. They can be in fantastic films, but they are not real characters; what happens to them is not lifelike.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Life
Real Life
Films
Out
Characters
Scenario
Call
Real
Real Characters
Exist
Happens
Movies
Them
Fantastic
Who
Film
Play
I don't have a specific thing I want anyone to get out of anything I do.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Out
Get
Want
Anyone
Anything
Specific
Thing
I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who's like that.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Strong
Somebody
About
Come
Like
Ideas
Also
Dealing
Opinions
How
Very
Things
Set
You know the circus performer who spins the plates in the air you know, and he'll spin six or seven plates in the air? Acting sometimes is kind of that guy spinning all those plates in the air but in your head and in your body.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
You
Sometimes
Air
Seven
Those
Circus
Kind
Spin
Spinning
Guy
He
Head
Performer
Know
Six
Body
Acting
Your
Your Body
Who
Plates
I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Music
Different Kinds
Kid
Kinds
Like
Because
Did
Listen
Just
Different
Just Because
Radio
Many
Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
You
Yourself
Amazing
Others
Worry
Kind
About
Directing
Because
Amazing Thing
Middle
Really
Helping
Thing
My ideal weight is 205, actually.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Weight
Ideal
Actually
Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
You
Director
Think
Responsible
More
Onstage
Well
Than
Going
Theater
Film
Actually
In film, you have to let go sometimes.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
You
Sometimes
Go
Let Go
Film
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.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Work
Time
You
People
Seen
First
Difficult
Seeing
More
Know
First Time
Lot
Getting
Certain
Across
Your
Certain Things
Who
Things
To act well isn't an easy thing.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Easy
Easy Thing
Well
Act
Thing
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.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Happy
Job
Whatever
Too
Pleasant
Scared
Guy
Feel
Like
Know
Well
Around
How
Doing
Get
I've had to make the transition from sweeping in for 15 minutes, doing my stuff and clearing out, to carrying a movie for the duration - in a dress.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Out
Carrying
Dress
Minutes
Had
Clearing
Stuff
Make
Doing
Duration
Movie
Transition
Sweeping
People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Funny
Me
People
Approaching
Think
About
Seem
Done
Anyone
Movies
Sane
Used
Now
My soul is in good shape.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Good
Soul
Good Shape
My Soul
Shape
Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Work
Jealous
Good
Me
Good Work
Would
Only
Envious
Feel
Make
The Only Thing
Thing
I try not to plan that too much.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Try
Too Much
Too
Plan
Much
I've grown to really love musicals, you know?
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Love
You
Musicals
Know
Really
Grown
In a film there a lot of people scheduling, you know.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
You
People
Scheduling
Know
Lot
Film
It's really hard to watch things and then not think about anything afterwards.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Think
About
Anything
Afterwards
Then
Really
Hard
Things
Watch
There's nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Life
Time
People
Personal Life
Nothing
About
Risky
Talking
Personal
Your
I got into plays in high school then I ended up going to college for it.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
School
College
High
High School
Got
Up
Ended
Going
Then
Plays
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