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Philip Seymour Hoffman

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“Actors are responsible to the people we play.”

 

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Lorna Singh

7Mar13

So brilliant as Capote.

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Geven

18Nov12

"Alright go fuck yourself, that shit has nothing to do with me, I run a legitimate business here."

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Anna

3Jun12

the best of the best.

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Threske

14Apr12

Is there a better living American actor?

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    Roscoe

    12Sep12

    Yes. Several. Hundreds.

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    my nigga totoro

    16Sep12

    Feel free to list them Roscoe.

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    Roscoe

    16Sep12

    Sean Penn, Kevin Kline, Paul Giamatti, Hal Holbrook, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Michael Shannon, Martin Sheen, Brian Dennehy, Sissy Spacek, Julianne Moore, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington, Robert Downey Jr., Lawrence Fishburne, Jeffrey Wright, Justin Kirk, Ron Liebman, Samuel L. Jackson, Sally Field, the list goes on and on and on, any number of of living American actors who are far better than P.S. Hoffman. I've only scratched the surface here.

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    Roscoe

    16Sep12

    And I didn't even mention Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Dustin Hoffman, Audra McDonald...

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    Threske

    17Sep12

    A few of them are his peers (notably Penn, Duvall, Pacino), and several are very good (Downey, Hoffman, Sheen, DeNiro, Spacek), but none you listed excel him (nevermind "are far better"), several are mediocre, and a few even outright poor. The inclusion of Kirk, McDonald, and Kline are confusing, for while they're by no means bad, they haven't delivered any convincing performances. But Lawrence Fishburne? James Earl Jones, Sally Field? Paul Giamatti and Samuel Jackson!? I mean, I /enjoy/ watching a few of those actors, but you're either joking, or buying melodramatic histrionics as genuine, cathartic and evocative acting.

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    Roscoe

    18Sep12

    Looks like we disagree. I've yet to see anything genuine, cathartic or evocative from P.S. Hoffman. He's by no means Keanu-level bad, but he's yet to deliver a really convincing performance to match the best of Al Pacino or Robert Duvall).. In calling him America's finest living actor, you're either joking, or buyikng melodramatic histrionics as genuine, cathartic and evocative acting yourself. Opinions differ all over the place. Sorry to hijack your posting, though.

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    (☯)

    27Jan13

    lol @ sally field > phil hoffman. good joke, bro.

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    T. J. Mesen

    13May13

    Just one name: Joaquin Phoenix

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    Threske

    14May13

    naw dogg

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Philip Seymour Hoffman has had enough

24 posts by 16 people over 4 years ago