Film Quotes by Dustin Hoffman

13 Film quotes by Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman’s brief collection of film thoughts offers a clear, seasoned perspective. Thirteen quotes capture his knack for dissecting character work and the subtle mechanics of storytelling.

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I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.

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Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you?

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

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

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I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with…

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The truth is, I've made about 30 movies in 30 years, and I've been criticized for 30 years for not making more movies.

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Well, 45-odd years of doing it, so we all pile up the things we like about directors and the things we don't…

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And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now, at a relatively small cost, and they…

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We're not allowed in the cutting room - and that's extraordinary. So, when a director is asking for certain nuances and colours…

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I knew that we had an obligation and that was to keep an energy in it and try to keep the audience…

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You go to the cinema and you realize you're watching the third act. There is no first or second act. There is…

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I think one of the things you have to be aware of as an actor is that if you come on the…

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Usually, those people don't even like actors and they can't wait until they get in the cutting room. They kind of break…

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Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been to a house of prostitution, but I understand that…

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I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation.

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

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“(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…

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Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to play a…

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Blame is for God and small children.

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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…

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“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…

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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.'…

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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…

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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.

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We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus.

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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…

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You spend so much of your life basing yourself on what you think other people think of you. Then you realise that maybe one…

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My wife always says that I will be stuck with this forever: I am the difficult one. With Jack Nicholson they always said it…

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