Actor Quote by Philip Seymour Hoffman Download Open image “I think part of being an actor is staying private.” — Philip Seymour Hoffman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Being I think Part Private Staying Theatre Think
I guess I prefer to be quite private. It's a myth that actors are exhibitionists. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I think an actor's process should be very personal and private, and sometimes I have thought, 'Oh, please, put it away now.' — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
What the actor is in private life, he is to a large extent on the stage, because he cannot conceal himself and his true… — Leslie Howard Copy Share Image
I try to keep my private life private and the acting stuff separate. — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
As an actor, you've got to maintain a bit of mystery and at least part of your private life, otherwise the game is up. — Max Beesley Copy Share Image
Every actor prepares differently and to different degrees of privacy. Some want to talk everything out. Others really don't want to talk anything out… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
It's a bit of a dilemma, being an actor. I know that. But otherwise, I'm a relatively private person. I feel like when you… — Josephine Langford Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it. — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting. — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
I would definitely say pleasure is not happiness. Because I think I kill pleasure. Like I take too much of it in, and therefore… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I… — Karthi Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
