Quotes from Gaby Hoffmann

History is weirdly dismissed as not having anything to do with the present moment.

I never set out to be an actor. Again, my mother presented this job by job to me at the time, and if it sounded fun, I would say yes and if it didn't, I would say no. I always knew, since I was 7 or 8 years old, that it was a means to an end and that I wanted to go to college.

It's true that most people in the trans community don't have the incredible wealth and privilege that Caitlyn does. I don't think that, in any way, diminishes her struggle in her own transitioning.

I am paid to dive deeper into my own humanity and do that with other people in collaboration... so that, in and of itself, I just feel like is the greatest privilege in the world.

I was raised in a way where there was no distinction between kids and adults.

I think it's great anytime somebody can be in control of their own distribution.

I just want my kids to have the space of childhood to explore themselves as fully as possible.

'Crystal Fairy' was one of the first movies I did after I recommitted to the idea of acting.

Television has filled the space for actors that really want to make good work and not just make a lot of money and be famous for making a lot of money and being famous.

I've never been on a television show as a regular before.

The sleeplessness is proven; it eradicates your memory.

I've always looked the same, and every 10 years, I'm a little bit in fashion.

Everybody I grew up with has incredible self-confidence and self-assurance. We were all loud, outspoken, wild kids and were celebrated for it.

I'm somebody who's super into psychology and analysis and the human psyche and the human experience.

I was watching 'Pulp Fiction' when we were making 'Now and Then'. I didn't care about 'Now and Then,' you know?

I think sexuality is fluid, and we have such a strange relationship to it in this country. It's been so fixed and so controlled for so long.

I grew up with artists and drag queens. These were just my neighbors and friends and the people who are raising me.

I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.

My senior thesis was a documentary. By the time I graduated from college, I thought I was going to make films, and my interest in acting was there but kind of confused.

I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.

I really enjoy taking care of people, and I was really ready to have a kid, so I didn't have to sacrifice anything that I didn't want to give up.

I made a lot of movies that people loved when I was a kid, but I didn't have any real relationship to them.

Every once in a while, I would say, 'I don't want to do this anymore,' and I would go back to third grade, and after six months, I'd say, 'OK, I'm bored. Let's go make a movie.'

I always knew when I graduated from high school, I'd go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from... I just wanted to study literature and writing.