Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes

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.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FunnyPeopleMeThinkDoneMovies

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

John Buchan

LeadershipGreatnessHumanityTask

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

IgnoranceActionNothingMoreSee

I've never attended any Tea Party functions.

John Bolton

TeaPartyNeverTea PartyAny

While most trudge through their days straight-jacketed in the social compact, living for others as much as or more than for themselves, a select few excel.

John Ridley

LivingOthersMoreThroughDays

Recently, I went up to Casino Rama to see Martin Short's show, just to see how he put it all together. And after the show, I went backstage and picked his brain to find out why he did certain things.

Trish Stratus

TogetherBrainShortFindWhySee

If Iran gains a nuclear weapon, we will need a new calendar in the world - it would change humanity that much. Iran will give these weapons to terrorists the world over, and your children and mine will step into the shadow of nuclear terrorism.

Trent Franks

ChangeChildrenShadowStepWorld

We are a compassionate society.

Tom Price

SocietyCompassionate

When it comes to war, we focus more on the mainstream coverage of the event, rather than the event itself. People dying is never funny. Protest puppets are always funny.

Mo Rocca

FunnyFocusWarPeopleMoreNever

It's appalling how much money raised at some charity events gets wasted on paying personnel and admin staff.

Jasmine Guinness

MoneyCharityEventsWastedSome

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.

Chris Abani

OpportunitySlowYouDownPrivilege

I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.

Clive Owen

LoveYoungCraftResponsiveWorking

I thought 'Fight Club' was great as David Fincher's version.

Chuck Palahniuk

GreatFightThoughtClubVersion

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