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" The drama nerd comes out in me when I'm in a theater. "
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Me
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Out
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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 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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" Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time. "
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" I didn't really buy LPs or go to concerts. "
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" Creating something is all about problem-solving. "
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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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" Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it. "
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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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" Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire. "
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" Ultimately what I'll do next is up in the air for me. "
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" People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside. "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious. "
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" I don't want to repeat myself. "
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