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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.
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 had a father who was a traveling salesman.
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I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.
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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.
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When you read, you think, and when you smoke, you think. It's a pleasurable thing, and not a duty.
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I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film.
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