11 Quotes & Sayings By Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in Fairport, New York, on July 23, 1967. He began acting as a child on television and in theater productions with the Children's Theater Company in Rochester, New York. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in English literature. His first film role came at the age of 21 in Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), but he would not make his film debut until the age of 28 Read more

Other films include Boogie Nights (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), and The Master (2012). Hoffman was awarded an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Raymond "Red" Redford in Capote (2005).

There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick...
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There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on. Philip Seymour Hoffman
I think part of why I have so many books...
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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 don’t do that with any other artists. Philip Seymour Hoffman
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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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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
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One person's religion is another person's cult. Philip Seymour Hoffman
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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
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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. Philip Seymour Hoffman
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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
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Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it. Philip Seymour Hoffman