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
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.
fighting thinking film
I think Magnolia is one of the best films I've ever seen and I can say that straight and out and anybody that disagrees with me I'll fight you to the death. I just think it is one of the greatest films I've ever been in and ever seen.
gun directors film
Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire.
letting-go sometimes film
In film, you have to let go sometimes.
strange film strange-things
The strange thing is I never thought I'd do films,
I don't have a specific thing I want anyone to get out of anything I do.
affect kids move people supposed vision work
The idea that you have a vision of what you're supposed to be, or going to be, or where your kids are going to be - and that that doesn't work out - is always going to be something that's going to affect people and move people.
bring commit knowing life might normal people
I do understand what it is to not want to commit to someone, knowing that might bring pain or commit to a life that has to do with being responsible to people other than myself. These things, I think, are normal things.
though
The size of my head though is pretty abnormal.
across certain people seeing seen time work
When people don't know who you are, they're seeing your work for the first time. But if they've seen a lot, getting certain things across is a more difficult.
hard
It's really hard to watch things and then not think about anything afterwards.
hard
It's hard for anybody who works a lot and has children. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.
people
In a film there a lot of people scheduling, you know.
I think part of being an actor is staying private.