Acting Quote by Dustin Hoffman

“I wanted to find my limitations so I decided to do Shylock. And if I fail? I've never been afraid of that. I have other fears - doing bad work knowingly is the worst fear.” quote by Dustin Hoffman — Download Open image

“I wanted to find my limitations so I decided to do Shylock. And if I fail? I've never been afraid of that. I have other fears - doing bad work knowingly is the worst fear.”

Dustin Hoffman

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