A biography for Philip Seymour Hoffmanhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“I try not to plan that too much.”
“My soul is in good shape.”
“I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. I'm like, 'Oh my God, I'd be dead.'”
“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.”
“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.”
“Creating something is all about problem-solving.”
“It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.”
“One person's religion is another person's cult.”
“When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about.”