Acting Quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

15 Acting quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s take on acting is deeply reflective, emphasizing empathy and the subtle art of listening to a character’s inner voice.

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I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting.

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Acting's difficult for me because I think you have to be passionately involved in what you're doing.

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If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you're given a free…

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

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I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they're great actors. When they're acting, that's…

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

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When you're acting, you're subjective; when you're a director, you're more objective.You're kind of watching from the outside and helping others, and…

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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…

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For me, acting is torturous, and it's torturous because you know it's a beautiful thing. I was young once, and I said,…

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You know the circus performer who spins the plates in the air you know, and he'll spin six or seven plates in…

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Study, find all the good teachers and study with them, get involved in acting to act, not to be famous or for…

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If I'm directing actors, I learn about acting that way. If I'm acting, I learn about directing that way. Producing is just…

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Acting is so difficult for me that, unless the work is of a certain stature in my mind, unless I reach the…

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My favorite thing about acting is being alone and going through the scripts and working on it and getting ideas and asking…

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I'm probably more personal when I'm acting than at any other time. More open, more direct. Because it allows me to be…

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I don't want to repeat myself.

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

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I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting.

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I was a breed of people who aren't capable of doing anything, really. At college I began to get the idea that being macho…

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I would definitely say pleasure is not happiness. Because I think I kill pleasure. Like I take too much of it in, and therefore…

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Creating anything is hard.

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For me, acting is torturous, and it's torturous because you know it's a beautiful thing. I was young once, and I said, that's beautiful…

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When you're playing someone who really lived, you carry a burden, a burden to be accurate. But it's one that you have to let…

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

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

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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…

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You have all the influence you choose to have.

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