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domino harvey wrote:Do you really think Hoffman cared about winning an Oscar? He seems like Penn or Scott, one of those "actor" actors who could give a shit

domino harvey wrote:Do you really think Hoffman cared about winning an Oscar? He seems like Penn or Scott, one of those "actor" actors who could give a shit

domino harvey wrote:Do you really think Hoffman cared about winning an Oscar?

Philip Seymour Hoffman wrote:How do you feel about an Oscar win for Capote?

I'm a producer on this, a very hands-on producer – Cooperstown is my company. I'm very excited if that happens, and no one knows obviously, but if that stuff does transpire, I am very excited. I think I would be more nervous and nerve-racked if it was just about me as an actor, but it's much more than that to me. Award season can always help a film.

Philip Seymour Hoffman wrote:What has been the impact of the Oscar you won for Capote?

You lose your anonymity more. Really, that's the biggest impact. You become more known. And being more known does affect the business. The more people know who you are people are going to have more confidence in putting money behind a film you're in. So that does take place. But other than that, that's it. Other than that, you're basically doing what you're doing. I haven't changed my way of life at all, or anything weird like that. I haven't made any decisions differently based on that. I just try to be grateful for what it has offered.

So you have bought a private island yet?

Wouldn't that be nice? Hard to run though!

Was there any negative aspect to the Oscar?

It's not the negative aspect to the Oscar. Take the Oscar out of it. The Oscar is something that happens in your life. And you're grateful for it. I really mean that. You're grateful for anything that comes into your life that can open more doors. But, no, when you become more well-known you lose your anonymity more, and there's positives and negatives to that.

How do you react to that?

It depends. There's times when you're having a conversation with your five year-old son, and someone interrupts that without saying 'excuse me,' and then you say, 'I can't talk,' and they get mad at you. There are moments like that. They happen. But they're rare. Well, not really rare but in the lower percentage. The majority of people are quite respectful. But people lose their sense of pride. It's a weird thing. The positives outweigh the negatives. People are very appreciative. People like to go to movies and the theatre, and they do appreciate it if they like what you did.

flyonthewall2983 wrote:Did anyone else think at any moment during the "verbal hand-job" during Best Actor that Anthony Hopkins was going to throw down with Michael Douglas after his speech to Langella?

Barmy wrote:Wait a minute, did they leave John Phillip Law out of the death montage? Criminal. [-X

Matt wrote:Does this look like a guy who doesn't care about winning Oscars?

LQ wrote:Funny how haphazard glances can turn a suit into a muumuu...still, at least I didn't imagine the hat.

Jeff wrote:

Matt wrote:Does this look like a guy who doesn't care about winning Oscars?