Philip Seymour Hoffman

Quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Actor · American · 1967–2014

American actor (1967–2014)

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“One person's religion is another person's cult.”

“There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on.”

“Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it.”

“Books theyre kind of a compulsion for me. To find a great bookstore is a great thing.”

“Books … they’re kind of a compulsion for me. To find a great bookstore is a great thing.”

“Sometimes being an actor is like being some kind of detective where you're on the search for a secret that will unlock the character.”

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“There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
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“Books theyre kind of a compulsion for me. To find a great bookstore is a great thing.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
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“I think part of why I have so many books around me and why I read every day is because I mythologize the writer. I dont do that with any other artists.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
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“Sometimes being an actor is like being some kind of detective where you're on the search for a secret that will unlock the character.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
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“I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. I'm like, 'Oh my God, I'd be dead.'”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
Beautiful God Empathy

“One person's religion is another person's cult.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
Person Cult Another

“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
Yourself Worry You

“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'...”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
Business Community Myself

“I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
Want Think Confident

“Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
Life Looking You

“Books … they’re kind of a compulsion for me. To find a great bookstore is a great thing.”
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
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