Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffmanwas an American actor, director, and producer of film and theater. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles Hoffman was a regular presence in films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 July 1967
CityFairport, NY
CountryUnited States of America
grateful thinking community
I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got.
want repeats
I don't want to repeat myself.
creative actors use
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 help you get out of yourself or be more creative.
play things-to-do feels
Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time.
thinking directors film
Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film.
easy wells easy-things
To act well isn't an easy thing.
kids childhood might
Being with a kid always takes you to being a kid somehow, and they really are showing me a childhood I might not have had in some way.
weight ideals
My ideal weight is 205, actually.
feet obsession obsessed
I was probably finding my feet more than anybody. I really have to say I was more obsessed with myself faltering than anybody else.
jobs character
I've worked with a lot of characters that are unhinged. I've played characters that are unhinged. That's, like, my job.
children thinking feelings
I have three children and I think I'm happy when I'm with them and they're okay. When I see them enjoying each other in front of me, and then they let me enjoy them in turn. That brings a feeling which I would say is happiness.
trying too-much plans
I try not to plan that too much.
kids different radio
I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid.
self mind criticism
a self-awareness moment. All of a sudden everything he has done comes flashing into his mind, a self-criticism that is unbearable.