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

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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" Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends. "

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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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" I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things. "

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

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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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" I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me. "

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" People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be. "

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