Philip Hoffman
Philip Hoffman
talking
I do a play because I want to do this play. Someone once said to me, 'How can you take yourself off the market?' ... I had no idea what he was talking about. This is what we do.
began cold discovered embodies odd people simply struggled
I began to see that this wasn't simply an odd man, an odd writer. What he discovered writing 'In Cold Blood' embodies what a lot of people go through. He struggled with who he was.
dealing debates difficult questions society
You're not dealing with the difficult debates and questions of our society. There's something about it that's really refreshing, especially after 'Capote.'
guy needed open played sat scene thinking time
The guy was exhausting, ... Because every scene was different. He played every angle. He sat there, listening, but all the time thinking of what each person needed to make them open up. So there was never just one way to play each scene.