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Acting Is So Difficult For Me That, Unless The Work Is Of A Certain Stature In My Mind, Unless I Reach The Expectations I Have Of Myself, I'm Unhappy. Then It's A Miserable Existence. I'm Putting A Piece Of Myself Out There. If It Doesn't Do Anything, I Feel So Ashamed. I'm Afraid I'll Be The Kind Of Actor Who Thought He Would Make A Difference And Didn't. Right Now, Though, I Feel Like I Made A Little Bit Of Difference.

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Acting Is So Difficult

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Acting Is So Difficult For Me That, Unless The Work Is Of A Certain Stature In My Mind, Unless I Reach The Expectations I Have Of Myself, I'm Unhappy. Then It's A Miserable Existence. I'm Putting A Piece Of Myself Out There. If It Doesn't Do Anything, I Feel So Ashamed. I'm Afraid I'll Be The Kind Of Actor Who Thought He Would Make A Difference And Didn't. Right Now, Though, I Feel Like I Made A Little Bit Of Difference.

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