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" I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film. "

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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" When you're playing someone who really lived, you carry a burden, a burden to be accurate. But it's one that you have to let go of ultimately. "

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" 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. "

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