Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It's like going to get all the ingredients together, and you've got to make sure before you leave the store that you got all the ingredients. And then you take those ingredients and you can make a good cake - or not.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

It's really hard to watch things and then not think about anything afterwards.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Films are always a fiction, not documentary. Even a documentary is a kind of fiction.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Ultimately what I'll do next is up in the air for me.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Well, I think everyone struggles with self-love.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

One person's religion is another person's cult.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

I think you ultimately have to love who you're playing. You have to have that kind of feeling. You have to have passion for the person.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

There's nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they're great actors. When they're acting, that's the craft.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Why you do something is always kind of a mystery to me.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

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.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Yeah, writers do hate writing.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

I got into plays in high school then I ended up going to college for it.