Subtlety's Persuasion

"That's what I look for in my work: when a writer can deftly describe the human experience in a way that you didn't think could even be put into words. That doesn't happen often, but it gives me something to play inside. Too much of the time our culture fears subtlety. They really want to make sure you get it. And when subtlety gets lost, I get upset."

— Philip Seymour Hoffman, quoted in "A Higher Calling," by Lynn Hirschberg, The New York Times Magazine, 12/21/08

(I vote for this. I err on its side.)