Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes

It's not always easy to tell the difference between thinking and looking out of the window.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.

I think there's something to baseball, golf, fishing that there's downtime within all of those sports. Even though you're still doing the sport and everything that's involved, there's still this time to be able to think and have conversations.

You see, one of the best things about reading is that you'll always have something to think about when you're not reading.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.

I write and walk and swim and drink.

If I look confused it is because I am thinking.

Thinking is generally thought of as doing nothing in a production-oriented society, and doing nothing is hard to do. It's best done by disguising it as doing something, and the something closest to doing nothing is walking.

I found out retirement means playing golf, or I don't know what the hell it means. But to me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing.

I look to see what things I enjoy doing and just try to figure out how to spend my time doing things that I enjoy.

Much has been written about the life of the mind.

If I couldn't use food or love to define contentment, I would use reading.

Oh, I still like to play and I still play when I want to.

My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me.

Not too much hard work, plenty of time to read, good society, etcetera.

You know you're getting old when a four-letter word for something pleasurable to do in bed is r-e-a-d.

I find I am growing fonder of gardening, listening to music and reading.

I like to cook, I like nature, I like to read. I do like to shop, don't get me wrong, every now and then.

Typically, when you read, you have more time to think. Reading gives you a unique pause button for comprehension and insight. By and large, with oral language - when you watch a film or listen to a tape - you don't press pause.

I think cigars are just a tremendous addition to the enjoyment of life.

I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for

I'm always looking for vacation. I'm always trying to step away from it to watch movies. I'm always trying to carve out free time for myself. But, I love it. I don't think I've ever not wanted to run a show. When I have a show, I'm always really excited. I always enjoy the process.

I cannot sit and think; books think for me.

If I can get on to my sofa and occupy myself for four hours, at intervals through the day, scribbling my notes, and able to read the books that belong to me, in that they clarify the density, and shape the formless mass within, life seems inconceivably rich.