If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I’d want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can. – Philip Seymour Hoffman
In life, do you ever really know if you’re missing an opportunity? No, you really don’t. – Philip Seymour Hoffman
I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who’s like that. – Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sometimes I’m uncomfortable with the level of fame I’ve got! It all depends on the day and what’s going on. I don’t desire any more fame. I don’t need it. – Philip Seymour Hoffman
I’ve had to make the transition from sweeping in for 15 minutes, doing my stuff and clearing out, to carrying a movie for the duration – in a dress. – Philip Seymour Hoffman
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. – Philip Seymour Hoffman
Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn’t, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly. – 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
No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird. – Philip Seymour Hoffman