#cause

I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels and films are so different, and I'm such an internal novelist. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#different #film #films #i #internal

I believe - though I may be wrong, because I'm no expert - that this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#because #believe #expert #hegemony #i

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

— Dustin Hoffman

#because #become #credits #decided #failing

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't imagine how they had high hopes for me. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#army #because #college #first #go

Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#always #because #being #fired #getting

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. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#amazing #amazing thing #because #directing #helping

I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#did #different #different kinds #i #just

I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for yourself, because you want to explore some things, and get at the bottom of some things. It's about your life, the quality of your life. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#because #bottom #everyone #explore #get

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#because #got #i #i think #life

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

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