Quotes By Philip Seymour Hoffman

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 have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got.

I try not to plan that too much.

Yeah, writers do hate writing.

My mum is incredibly intelligent.

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.

The foibles of my body are pretty much out there in the work I do.

Actors are investigators.

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

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

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

Vanity is something that will only get in the way of doing your best work, and ultimately if you're truly vain you care more about your work than how you look in your work. I actually consider myself a pretty vain guy when it comes to that.

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

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

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.

My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise.

You have to understand that crew members make movies so they're seeing a lot of actors all the time in their career acting.

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.

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

I don't want to repeat myself.

To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met.

Ultimately what I'll do next is up in the air for me.

I got sober when I was 22 years old.