#act

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#afloat #arms #balance #bottom #flailing

It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#acts #brand #distant #hope #opiate

Facts are counterrevolutionary. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#better #better things #excites #people #revolt

I've worked with a lot of characters that are unhinged. I've played characters that are unhinged. That's, like, my job. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#i #job #like #lot #played

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#crucial #crucial role #man #origin #play

All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who I am in them - much like the characters in your dreams are all formed by who you are. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#bit #books #characters #dreams #formed

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there a risk? Always. In fiction and in life. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#factor #fiction #huge #i #i think

I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#because #become #credits #decided #failing

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#been #book #bought #did #direct