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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.
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 was probably finding my feet more than anybody. I really have to say I was more obsessed with myself faltering than anybody else.
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My mother's a staunch feminist, so I grew up with very strong feminist messages. As a result, I battled her in my teenage years because my image of being a man was a deformed one.
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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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