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"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."
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"I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner. That is far harder to do than straight scenes where there's a drama going on and you have something to do."
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"It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over."
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"We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies."
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"It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning."
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"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."
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"Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job."
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"Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."
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"I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors. They didn't act. They just came on and they did it, and the characters were wonderful."
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"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."
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Explore more quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

"When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about."
Talk

"If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can."
Time

"Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends."
Day

"Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it."
Day

"My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise."
Love

"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."
Life

"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."
Actor

"It's important to say that actors can't act alone, it's impossible. What we have to do is support each other."
Act

"People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside."
People

"Actors are responsible to the people we play."
People
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