Philip Seymour Hoffman

When people don't know who you are, they're seeing your work for the first time. But if they've seen a lot, getting certain things across is a more difficult.

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

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.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

The queen of crime, Agatha Christie, was always more concerned about the clockwork cleverness of the plot, never the investigator.