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> [I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-decided-to-become-an-actor-because-i-was-failing-in-school-and-i/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

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> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/tom-courtenay-and-albert-finney-met-ron-harwood-on-the-dresser-so/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/dustin-hoffman-4662_decided_tom-courtenay-and-albert-finney-met-ron_1394864.jpg)

> [I wanted to find my limitations so I decided to do Shylock. And if I fail? I've never been afraid of that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-wanted-to-find-my-limitations-so-i-decided-to-do-shylock-and-if-i/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

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> [I decided a long time ago but sometimes it takes you 40 years to get around to doing something - and that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-decided-a-long-time-ago-but-sometimes-it-takes-you-40-years-to-get/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/you-re-always-in-a-tunnel-that-you-can-t-see-the-end-of-but-there-s/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

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## Other authors on Decided

## More by Dustin Hoffman

> [Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been to a house of prostitution, but I understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/well-this-is-aptly-called-a-junket-for-both-of-us-i-have-never-been/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-think-the-most-insulting-thing-you-can-do-to-a-director-is-to/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [A "take" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/a-take-is-an-opportunity-to-fail-and-we-think-that-we-have-to-get-it/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [“(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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/in-response-to-the-question-what-is-your-least-favorite-word-it-s/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to play a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/many-actors-want-to-play-hamlet-and-macbeth-ever-since-i-became-an/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [Blame is for God and small children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/blame-is-for-god-and-small-children/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/the-truth-is-the-older-you-get-the-less-variety-of-parts-you-are/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-say-go-go-be-led-particularly-if-you-re-in-your-twenties-which-i/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [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.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-walked-out-of-the-theater-and-started-crying-my-wife-asked-me-why/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/acting-didn-t-solve-much-if-it-did-i-would-have-ended-up-much-less/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-don-t-like-the-fact-that-i-have-to-get-older-so-fast-but-i-like-the/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/we-need-to-band-together-as-a-unit-every-day-especially-to-conquer/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/there-were-a-few-things-that-went-into-it-when-you-re-doing-something/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [You spend so much of your life basing yourself on what you think other people think of you. Then you realise that maybe one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/you-spend-so-much-of-your-life-basing-yourself-on-what-you-think/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

> [My wife always says that I will be stuck with this forever: I am the difficult one. With Jack Nicholson they always said it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/my-wife-always-says-that-i-will-be-stuck-with-this-forever-i-am-the/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

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