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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
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46 †
Born: 1967
Born: July 23
Died: 2014
Died: February 2
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I always thought I'd be a New York theater actor, riding my bicycle to rehearsal. That was all I ever wanted.
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I've grown to really love musicals, you know?
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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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