Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes

If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

I work really hard. Walk-throughs, I take everything seriously.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

Whether for life or death, do your own work well.

I wouldn't change my life for anything. I am exactly where I want to be and have no plans to ever retire.

I was never overexposed and work never became a chore. I was a very good girl wanting to do a good job.

If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'

Work hard and never make excuses.

It's about working when nobody's watching.

Doing what you want to do is easy. Doing what you have to do is hard.

My principal at RADA once told me, 'You'll know you're a professional when you don't feel like doing it but you have to do it.'

Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

When I was about 12 years old, I knew I had to take the game more seriously if I wanted to be able to provide for my family.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

It's my only religion to work hard, and then I'm not under any pressure because I know I've done the work on the character.

I've always worked hard and played hard, and I'm sure I'll be cleaning up my act in the future.

I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.

I don't want to do anything that I'm not passionate about.

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.

My work ethic I learned at Miami High, and I have taken that with me.

I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.

I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.