Quotes By Philip Seymour Hoffman

People aren't going to throw the kind of money at certain people that they used to.

I think part of being an actor is staying private.

In a film there a lot of people scheduling, you know.

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.

I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for yourself, because you want to explore some things, and get at the bottom of some things. It's about your life, the quality of your life.

Yeah, writers do hate writing.

My mum is incredibly intelligent.

I try not to plan that too much.

Actors are investigators.

Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time.

I've seen a lot of friends who have a lot of great projects, whether it's a script or a play or whatever, and it is a great project and they have great people involved, and they can't make it.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid.

The drama nerd comes out in me when I'm in a theater.

I have a family.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere.

In life, do you ever really know if you're missing an opportunity? No, you really don't.

Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it.

The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It's like going to get all the ingredients together, and you've got to make sure before you leave the store that you got all the ingredients. And then you take those ingredients and you can make a good cake - or not.

The weight comes off, you know? If you stop with the bread and the pie, it really does. It really works.

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.

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.

It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.

It's really hard to watch things and then not think about anything afterwards.

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.

I don't want to repeat myself.

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.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.