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I got into plays in high school then I ended up going to college for it.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46 †
Born: 1967
Born: July 23
Died: 2014
Died: February 2
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Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Theatrical Director
Voice Actor
Fairport
New York
Philip Hoffman
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A lot of people describe me as chubby, which seems so easy, so first-choice. Or stocky. Fair-skinned. Tow-headed. There are so many other choices. How about dense? I mean, I'm a thick kind of guy. But I'm never described in attractive ways. I'm waiting for somebody to say I'm at least cute. But nobody has.
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I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid.
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I try to live my life in such a way that I don't have any regrets. That's probably why I work so much. I don't want to feel I missed something important.
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People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.
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You have to have a personal connection. You have to really want to do it, because if you don't, investing yourself personally, your thoughts, your emotions, yourself into a part, is something you're not going to want to do as much.
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