Philip Hoffman
Philip Hoffman
That's about all I can tell, or they'll put me in jail.
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That's a beautiful play, ... She's pretty smart to pick that one to do -- actually impressive.
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Be proud, Mom, because I'm proud of you, and we're here tonight, and it's so good.
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Everything changed after that, ... He became consumed with the story, with success. He was never the same. Writing was never the same.
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When I started studying him, then became semi-obsessed with him, I saw the parallels, ... In our ages, that we're both artists, in the price that's paid for going after something with complete focus, with blinders on. And the discovery that what you wish for most probably won't bring you happiness.
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You don't want a lead acting role if you're not the one that's supposed to be playing it. I'm perfectly satisfied with the career I've had.
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You can't just work on the voice or work on how he walks or how he feels,
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There isn't, like, one formula, ... Everybody has their own way to go about it. Everybody is ultimately looking for that something that will spark their imagination, what will propel them forward with some passion to make the part work.
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It's ludicrous, and I've been given enough. It's all nerve-wracking.
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It's ludicrous and I've been given enough. And I want to share this so badly with all the nominees. I can't tell you how fantastic these gentlemen are.
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As a producer, as someone standing outside the film, we knew that the story wasn't going to shine (Capote) in the best of lights. What happens to him, and it's not pleasant, begins his downfall. This guy dies at 59, without writing another (long-form) book. So that's the story. We're just telling the tale of the events that got that ball rolling.
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As an actor, it's nerve racking. But when I'm wearing my producer hat, I think, 'Hey, this is great. If the film gets nominated, it will be seen by way more people.'
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The movie is about knowing that somebody has lost his soul out there, somebody has destroyed a part of himself. ... The minute he saw Perry Smith, the outcome was inevitable that two men would die -- one literally and the other figuratively.
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Somebody said the other day, at the end of the movie, you feel like Capote committed a crime, and that's exactly right. That's why the film works so well. You really have this sense that he's the one who committed the crime, and I think deep down inside, that's how he felt, too. That's something he could never come to terms with.