I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Tom [Courtenay] and Albert Finney met Ron Harwood on the dresser, so that's how it started. It's a wonderful documentary. It's called… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I wanted to find my limitations so I decided to do Shylock. And if I fail? I've never been afraid of that.… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
I decided a long time ago but sometimes it takes you 40 years to get around to doing something - and that's… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
You're always in a tunnel that you can't see the end of. But there's something that took place on this movie that… — 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
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
A "take" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share
“(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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus. — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share
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… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share
You spend so much of your life basing yourself on what you think other people think of you. Then you realise that maybe one… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share
My wife always says that I will be stuck with this forever: I am the difficult one. With Jack Nicholson they always said it… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share
![“Tom [Courtenay] and Albert Finney met Ron Harwood on the dresser, so that's how it started. It's a wonderful documentary. It's called Tosca's Kiss and Mr Hardwood told me about it when I asked him what the genesis was. It was made in 1983 and Verdi, who was rich and successful, toward the end of…” quote by Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/dustin-hoffman-4662_decided_tom-courtenay-and-albert-finney-met-ron_1394864.jpg)
