I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a jazz pianist, but I wasn't good enough. I got into city college because I didn't have the grades to get into university. I took acting because it was a way to get three credits. I… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been to a house of prostitution, but I understand that… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
A "take" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
“(In response to the question: What is your least favorite word?) It's three words that we usually use as one: woulda, shoulda, coulda. That… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to play a… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
The truth is, the older you get, the less variety of parts you are offered. If you're a star and you've spent most of… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
“I say go, go, be led. particularly If you're in your twenties, which I suspect a lot of you are in. I tell my… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I walked out of the theater and started crying. My wife asked me, 'Why are you crying?' I said, 'Because I can't do that.'… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Acting didn't solve much! If it did, I would have ended up much less crazy than I am today, but I'm not. At least… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I don't like the fact that I have to get older so fast, but I like the fact that I'm aging so well. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
