Quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other.

Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.

I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got.

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

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.'

Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it.

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.

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

People aren't going to throw the kind of money at certain people that they used to.