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.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

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