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" To act well isn't an easy thing. "
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Thing
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film. "
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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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" 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 had a father who was a traveling salesman. "
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" The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. "
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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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