59 Quotes by Philip Hoffman

We're at the party, mom. Be proud mom, because I'm proud of you.

but then the way he stands, the way he walks, all these things are going to affect all that stuff.

When I started studying him, then became semi-obsessed with him, I saw the parallels, ... In our ages, that we're both artists, in the price that's paid for going after something with complete focus, with blinders on. And the discovery that what you wish for most probably won't bring you happiness.

Be proud, Mom, because I'm proud of you, and we're here tonight, and it's so good.

Everything changed after that, ... He became consumed with the story, with success. He was never the same. Writing was never the same.

It was all that (drugs and alcohol), yeah. It was anything I could get my hands on ... I liked it all.

It was a perfect place for the film. That's what I have to say. Actually, the town treated me very well. And I'm not just saying that. I actually have fond memories of being dealt with very well. But it was cold. Cold!

People thought they had me pegged because of the way I am, because of the way I talk, ... And they're always wrong.

The movie is about knowing that somebody has lost his soul out there, somebody has destroyed a part of himself. ... The minute he saw Perry Smith, the outcome was inevitable that two men would die -- one literally and the other figuratively.