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" I didn't really buy LPs or go to concerts. "

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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" My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise. "

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" The weight comes off, you know? If you stop with the bread and the pie, it really does. It really works. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" You can look at anything as a cult. Churches are cults in their own way. "

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" Creating something is all about problem-solving. "

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" Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time. "

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" If I don't feel like I'm doing the job well, and I don't know how to get there, or I'm too scared, or whatever, I'm not a happy guy and I'm not pleasant. I'm not pleasant to be around. "

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" I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for yourself, because you want to explore some things, and get at the bottom of some things. It's about your life, the quality of your life. "

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" I've grown to really love musicals, you know? "

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

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" 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. "

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" You know the circus performer who spins the plates in the air you know, and he'll spin six or seven plates in the air? Acting sometimes is kind of that guy spinning all those plates in the air but in your head and in your body. "

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" 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. "

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" To act well isn't an easy thing. "

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" To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met. "

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" I've seen a lot of friends who have a lot of great projects, whether it's a script or a play or whatever, and it is a great project and they have great people involved, and they can't make it. "

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