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You know the circus performer who spins the plates in the air you know, and he'll spin six or seven plates in the air? Acting sometimes is kind of that guy spinning all those plates in the air but in your head and in your body. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#air #body #circus #guy #head

Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced. ↗

— Hans Hofmann

#cultural #documentation #glorification #human #human spirit

Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you. ↗

— E. T. A. Hoffmann

#devil #help #once #prettiest #won

I learned English, my sixth language at this point, quite quickly. ↗

— Roald Hoffmann

#i #language #learned #point #quickly

I basically taught myself how to sing and play by copying records, and that's just how it was for me. I know that's true for a lot of budding musicians out there - that's the thing that gets them inspired, is trying to learn their favorite songs. I think it's a great way to teach yourself. ↗

— Susanna Hoffs

#budding #copying #favorite #gets #great

I can't express how wonderful it is to get feedback when you've been sort of in a bubble working on something and then you release it to the world and hope for the best. It's like the birth of a musical baby. ↗

— Susanna Hoffs

#been #best #birth #bubble #express

I don't read music, which is a shame, actually, and I shouldn't even speak of it because it's embarrassing, but it's true. ↗

— Susanna Hoffs

#because #embarrassing #even #i #music

I've had a lot of fun watching my husband's wonderful career as a filmmaker unfold and all the interesting places we've been and people we've met. It's just been a really enjoyable ride. ↗

— Susanna Hoffs

#career #enjoyable #filmmaker #fun #had

In theater and dance, I was trying to win someone's approval, trying to get in, trying to be good. It felt out of my control, whereas music suddenly felt like this free expression. It was fun. ↗

— Susanna Hoffs

#control #dance #expression #felt #free

We worked so hard we almost stopped enjoying it. ↗

— Susanna Hoffs

#enjoying #hard #stopped #worked