Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes
I don't want to repeat myself.
This began after the White House daily press briefings started to be televised. Many reporters do not want their network or station to broadcast the question and answer where another reporter asked the question. So he or she asks the same question and uses that video on their news broadcast where the public is not only provided with the question and answer, but is reminded of how the reporter is doing his/her job. It would be easy for the Press Secretary to refuse to answer a question that has already been asked and answered, but most press secretaries understand the dynamics of modern journalism and go along with the repetition to help the reporters out.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor, director, and producer. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles—typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies and misfits—he acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014.
