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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 of the purposes of life is not to care.](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/)

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## 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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