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title: "15 Want Quotes By Philip Seymour Hoffman"
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> [I don't want to repeat myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-don-t-want-to-repeat-myself/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/when-you-have-a-child-as-anyone-knows-who-has-them-that-s-basically/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [I feel like the need to want to create and make something is stronger than the difficulties are going through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-feel-like-the-need-to-want-to-create-and-make-something-is-stronger/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/no-one-wants-to-be-pretentious-about-what-they-do-or-take-it/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/for-me-acting-is-torturous-and-it-s-torturous-because-you-know-it-s-a/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [I don't want to repeat myself. I'm not going to play a guy like Allen in Happiness again any time soon because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-don-t-want-to-repeat-myself-i-m-not-going-to-play-a-guy-like-allen/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [You have to have a personal connection. You have to really want to do it, because if you don't, investing yourself personally,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/you-have-to-have-a-personal-connection-you-have-to-really-want-to-do/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-think-therapy-is-a-helpful-thing-i-think-everyone-knows-it-you-do/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/if-i-was-a-little-bit-younger-i-would-worry-more-i-d-want-to-do-one/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-think-directors-should-be-confident-in-their-leadership/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [Sometimes I take a temperature of things just because everyone else does. Especially when I'm doing a play. I want to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/sometimes-i-take-a-temperature-of-things-just-because-everyone-else/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [I try to live my life in such a way that I don't have any regrets. That's probably why I work so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-try-to-live-my-life-in-such-a-way-that-i-don-t-have-any-regrets/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [Sometimes it's hard to say no. Ultimately, if you stick to your guns, you have the career that you want. Don't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/sometimes-it-s-hard-to-say-no-ultimately-if-you-stick-to-your-guns/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [I know that obviously, that if you want to get the story, if you want to get close to somebody, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-know-that-obviously-that-if-you-want-to-get-the-story-if-you-want/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [ There's things that you don't want to do and they keep haunting you and following you. Bennett Miller directed this project \[Capote\],… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/there-s-things-that-you-don-t-want-to-do-and-they-keep-haunting-you/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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## Other authors on Want

## More by Philip Seymour Hoffman

> [To act well isn't an easy thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/to-act-well-isn-t-an-easy-thing/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [I would never not work on the part without it playing. That's what being an actor is. You use everything that's influenced you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-would-never-not-work-on-the-part-without-it-playing-that-s-what/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-have-a-fine-level-of-recognition-in-the-business-and-among-the/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [I don't want to repeat myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-don-t-want-to-repeat-myself/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/life-s-pretty-funny-when-you-re-objectively-on-the-outside-looking-at/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-don-t-get-nervous-when-i-m-directing-a-play-it-s-not-like-acting/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-was-a-breed-of-people-who-aren-t-capable-of-doing-anything-really/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [I would definitely say pleasure is not happiness. Because I think I kill pleasure. Like I take too much of it in, and therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-would-definitely-say-pleasure-is-not-happiness-because-i-think-i/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [Creating anything is hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/creating-anything-is-hard/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/for-me-acting-is-torturous-and-it-s-torturous-because-you-know-it-s-a/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/when-you-re-playing-someone-who-really-lived-you-carry-a-burden-a/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [In a film there a lot of people scheduling, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/in-a-film-there-a-lot-of-people-scheduling-you-know/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-like-so-many-different-kinds-of-music-just-because-all-i-did-was/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-ve-seen-a-lot-of-friends-who-have-a-lot-of-great-projects-whether/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

> [You have all the influence you choose to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/you-have-all-the-influence-you-choose-to-have/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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