Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes & Sayings

“The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It's like going to get all the ingredients together, and you've got to make sure before you leave the store that you got all the ingredients. And then you take those ingredients and you can make a good cake - or not.”

“I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.”

“If you're a human being walking the earth, you're weird, you're strange, you're psychologically challenged.”

“Creating something is all about problem-solving.”

“Films are always a fiction, not documentary. Even a documentary is a kind of fiction.”

“I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.”

“My soul is in good shape.”

“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.”

“I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.”

“When you become a parent, you look at your parents differently. You look at being a child differently. It's an awakening, a revelation that you have.”