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

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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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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" I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic. "

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" 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.' "

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" 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. "

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