More - Philip Hoffman Quotes

I went (to rehab), I got sober when I was 22 years old. You get panicked ... and I got panicked for my life.

Philip Hoffman

 

a self-awareness moment. All of a sudden everything he has done comes flashing into his mind, a self-criticism that is unbearable.

Philip Hoffman

 Awareness

If that stuff does transpire, I'm very excited. I think I would be more nerve-wracked or nervous if it was just about me as an actor, ... But it is more than that/ What if a ton of people saw this movie ... our first film? Awards season can always help a film that way.

Philip Hoffman

 

I don't think Capote knew exactly what he was setting himself up for. He said later if he'd known what was going to happen, he would have driven right through the town like a bat out of hell.

Philip Hoffman

 

It was a daunting thing, when they came to my house and offered me the role. I weighed 240 pounds. At the time, my girlfriend was pregnant and we basically were beached whales together. And it was a long trip over time to get to a size that I could fit into these suits that he wore.

Philip Hoffman

 

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.

Philip Hoffman

 Acting And Actors

That technical stuff is really practice. It's not some magical thing. It's hard work, like an athlete, in a way. You just have to practice how to embody this character. If I'm playing a character who isn't like I am, it can take months and months.

Philip Hoffman

 Hard Work

I like to fly below the radar, ... And here is this guy who is completely open, completely bold, who has this very strange sort of machismo.... So I had to find a different entry, a different level to find him.

Philip Hoffman

 

I can take it! When they came to my house to offer me the role I weighed 240 pounds or something. At the time, my girlfriend was pregnant and we were basically getting huge together.

Philip Hoffman

 

When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about.

Philip Hoffman