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This is truly tragic.
PSH was one of a handful of actors whose presence could induce me to watch a film I would have otherwise skipped; e.g MI3, THE MASTER, DOUBT.
More than shock or sadness, I personally feel cheated- cheated put of the many great performances I will never get to enjoy.
RIP Mr. Hoffman
bruce marshall
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This is truly tragic.
PSH was one of a handful of actors whose presence could induce me to watch a film I would have otherwise skipped; e.g MI3, THE MASTER, DOUBT.
More than shock or sadness, I personally feel cheated- cheated put of the many great performances I will never get to enjoy.
RIP Mr. Hoffman
bruce marshall
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With a needle in his arm and heroin in his apartment, his death seems to be pointing in a particular direction.
I had mixed emotions about him. I couldn't stand the characters he played in "Boogie Nights" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley," but thought he was wonderful in "Capote," his well-deserved Oscar-winning performance probably helped by director Bennett Miller. But I hated "The Master" so much that I wished that he had been in a better movie. He should have had over 30 more years of making important movies, all now apparently flushed down the toilet. Not trying to be heartless -- we've been down this road far too many times already.
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Well, I certainly don't feel any disdain for Hoffman's drug problems, nor do I see an ounce of disdain in anything written above about him. Instead, I see regret and sadness. I lost a sister when she was 58 and a brother when he was 54, both from the addiction to tobacco, and I fight my own on again off again demons with sugar, so I know how hard it can be to fight it. I feel sadness towards those who grapple with addictions that can kill them and, in the case of celebrities, an overwhelming feeling of what if. With parents in their 90s, I feel my siblings threw away over 40 years of life, and that Hoffman has discarded even more. What if?
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I always liked him. I think TWISTER is where I saw him first.
There are many times when I think society would be better off overall if this or that famous jerk would die of a celebrity overdose. But I'm sure nobody ever thought that of Phillip Seymour Hoffman. This loss is entirely bad.
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Drugs. Alcohol.
When will they ever learn?
This guy got what he wanted, had his own production company, was consistently getting work.
Was he bored?
Oh well. What matters is how we feel about ourselves on the inside. And only we can continue that, or change.
But looking for things outside ourselves to feel better is an unrelenting, ultimately pointless search.
I feel bad for his family and friends. He knew what he was doing and made the wrong choice. So many people today think it will not happen to them.
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Yeah, I heard it on the news, & all very sad, but people are dying every second, & I didn't know him, so if I'm being honest I can't really say it's put a dent in my day. Maybe famous people shouldn't die.
Sorry, a brief attack of cynicism.
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Cinemascore: Re: Yeah, I heard it on the news, & all very sad, but people are dying every second, & I didn't know him, so if I'm being honest I can't really say it's put a dent in my day. Maybe famous people shouldn't die.
Ever???
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This hurts...this really hurts.  What a talent, shamefully squandered.
Geeze ... take it down a notch! It's not like he was Corey Monteith!!!!
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