Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes

There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 23, 1967 - February 2, 2014

Topics

LifeWorkTimeMy LifeProblemNow

There are two kinds of people in the entertainment industry: Those that close deals and those that don't.

Jerry Heller

PeopleEntertainmentTwoIndustry

In the past, I've been reluctant to share any bits of truth about myself or to really let people in on my reality. So I have said some things to throw people off the scent of what's really going on in my life. So I have sort of aided the media in printing these misconceptions, which I regret.

Megan Fox

LifeTruthMyselfPastPeopleMedia

A lot of problems stem from a desire to avoid discomfort. For example, people who fear failure often avoid new challenges in an effort to keep anxiety at bay. Avoiding emotional discomfort, however, is usually a short-term solution that leads to long-term problems.

Amy Morin

FailureFearEffortPeopleProblems

I don't know what Swiss musicians need to do to be heard beyond the borders of their own country. It was always clear to me that I belong everywhere, that music belongs everywhere. It simply never occurred to me that I had to limit myself to a country.

Sophie Hunger

MusicMyselfMeMusiciansCountry

I didn't think I would be 14, or 13 at the time, and be a lead in a role, but I think everything happens for a reason.

Storm Reid

TimeThinkReasonLeadEverything

I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.

Tracy Austin

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I'm still very close friends with his first wife, Neile, who is now remarried.

Robert Vaughn

WifeFriendsNowFirstClose Friends

I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.

Rufus Wainwright

SingingSingLikeMaybeMahler

We have this idea of artists being on the fringe and being debauched and strange. I don't think that people who commit themselves to classical arts should be exempt from that.

Lola Kirke

PeopleThinkStrangeArtsArtists

For a very long time, I thought everyone I met through the process of getting an agent and a publishing deal had made a mistake. When they agreed to pay me for the book, I thought they would ask me for the money back.

Lisa Jewell

TimeMoneyMistakeMeBookThought

Administration policies seem to tacitly encourage those who live below sea level in New Orleans to relocate permanently, to leave the dangerous water's edge for more prosperous inland cities such as Shreveport or Baton Rouge.

Douglas Brinkley

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We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about the ideals of fairness, sharing, democratic cooperation, and altruism in public life.

Deepak Chopra

LifeFairnessCooperationBuildTalk

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