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Dustin Hoffman Biography

Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and director, with a career in film, television, and theater since 1960. Hoffman has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer, and in 1989 for Rain Man.

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Someone once said to me, 'Some of us choose to live with a lifeboat just a little bit out of our reach. ' I'd like to reach a point where I no longer bullshit myself. I think that's the natural human condition - to lie to yourself. Because the truth is painful.

Bullshit, Condition, Human, Like, Lying, Thinking

Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to play a Shetland pony. I cannot explain why

Actors, Macbeth, Play, Ponies, Pony

I think right now television is the best that it’s ever been, and I think that it’s the worst that film has ever been.

Film, Television, Thinking, Worst

There were a few things that went into it. When you're doing something you're trying to be your audience at the same time, so if somebody tells me that this is a movie about retired opera singers, you think 'maybe I'll wait for it to come to DVD'. You're not rushing off to see it.

Dvds, Maybe, Movie, Rushing, Things, Thinking

What makes divorce happen is that you can't be in the same space any more, for whatever reason - but the love stays. And that's the killer. That's where the vehemence and anger and rage comes from.

Divorce, Love, Reason, Space, Vehemence

Euthanasia is legal in Hollywood. They just kill the film if it doesn't succeed immediately.

Film, Hollywood, Legal, Succeed

Next to that kid, we all look like onions.

Beauty, Kid, Kids, Like, Looks, Onions

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry a child and breast feed.

Able, Carry, Cheated, Children, Know, Pregnancy

Usually, those people don't even like actors and they can't wait until they get in the cutting room. They kind of break down in categories: directors who like to be surprised and some of them abhor being surprised. As far as directing, we all direct when we're acting in movies. . . every single one of us.

Categories, Cutting, Like, People, Room, Waiting

For me as an American, the most painful aspect of this is that I believe that administration has taken the events of 9
11 and has manipulated the grief of the country and I think that's reprehensible.

American, Believe, Country, Events, Grief, Think

I wanted to find my limitations so I decided to do Shylock. And if I fail? I've never been afraid of that. I have other fears - doing bad work knowingly is the worst fear.

Acting, Bad, Failing, Knowingly, Shylock, Work

I knew I finally made it as a performer when I began hearing rumors that I was gay.

Gay, Hearing, Performer, Rumor, Rumors

I decided a long time ago but sometimes it takes you 40 years to get around to doing something - and that's the truthful answer.

Answers, Decided, Long, Years

The trumpet player, Ronnie Hughes, has still got his chops today but for some strange reason the culture doesn't call him because he's 83-years-old. And these people are in their 70s and 80s and 90s and came with such verve every day and would still be shooting these 10 and 12 hour days. So, that in itself made this an extraordinarily special occasion for all of us. It wasn't a job for the crew after a few days, it took on another tone.

80S And 90S, Hughes, Jobs, Player, Special, Took

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't imagine how they had high hopes for me.

Army, College, Flunking, Joining, Told, Years

God knows I've done enough crap in my life to grow a few flowers.

Done, Enough, Flower, God, Grow, Writing

A "take" is an opportunity to fail. . . and we think that we have to get it right all the time.

Fail, Failing, Opportunity, Right, Thinking, Time

A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

Criticism, Execution, Good, Review, Reviews, Stay

Humanity seized to exist when Israel was established.

Established, Humanity, Israel, Seized

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long time and then come back and do, in a sense, one of the biggest scenes that each character had.

Biggest, Character, Come, Firsts, Long, Scenes

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