Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes

I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it.

I love acting with all my heart and I love music with all my heart.

Acting has always been my passion. It's always been my love, and I've always done it, since I was a kid.

I discovered that I act because I really love to act. I don't act because maybe it will get me a magazine cover or that I can get on a talk show.

The stage is my first love.

The stage is my love, it's where I started and where I do my best work.

I love acting and I have a need to do it, even when the business is down.

I can't imagine my life without doing theater.

It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work.

I started out doing theater when I was really young, and I completely fell in love with it. I knew that this was what I wanted to do.

I love putting on shows. I absolutely adore it - that's why I've been doing it now for so long.

Theatre is my first love; I would not have done it if I didn't love it and certainly not for the money - you really have to believe in it.

I've loved acting since I can remember.

Involve yourself every day. Work hard and figure out how to love acting all day, every day. It's getting into a made-up situation and making it good and making it real and just playing, just practicing and playing. Like the musicians that I played piano with: they never expect to be rich or famous, but they, for the sheer joy of it, play every day, all day.

I've always approached acting from a passion point of view. It's what I love to do. The fact that we get paid is just a bonus.

Acting is where my heart is. I love acting.

I love acting. I love what I do. I am absolutely filled every day with gratitude that I get to do it.

Acting is not just something I love but a part of who I am.

I love acting and I love it in all its different manifestations.

My passion is acting, and has always been. It's what brought me to this point of being able to diversify and do other things, and I hope it's something I'll continue to have a passion for.

I love acting, and doing it well matters to me.

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.

I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction to being known. I mean, sure, if you go into acting, there's part of you that is saying, 'I want attention' but I was brought up to work to deserve attention, and it is the work, not the trappings that are important.

Up until I started on YouTube, my first love was musical theater.

I would really love theater. I would love to do Shakespeare, that would be amazing. You know, it's whatever really comes my way.