Author: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Quotes

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

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

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends.

Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside.

People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.

It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem.

There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

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.

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

If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can.

If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can.

- Philip Seymour Hoffman

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