“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“Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“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.”
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.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“One person's religion is another person's cult.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“Sometimes being an actor is like being some kind of detective where you're on the search for a secret that will unlock the character.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“Books … they’re kind of a compulsion for me. To find a great bookstore is a great thing.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“I think part of why I have so many books around me and why I read every day is because I mythologize the writer. I don’t do that with any other artists.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman“There I am, watching Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of my favourite actors in the world, walk into the room dressed up as Father Christmas, being hilarious, and I'm suddenly thinking, 'Where am I?'”
Tom Sturridge