RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

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This one caught me totally off-guard. I had always thought the guy was straight-laced, substance free, etc. Guess that's what happens when you assume.

I saw Doubt on stage before it came out in theaters. In the stage version, the actor who played the priest had me CONVINCED he was a pedophile. Hoffman's portrayal had me certain the priest was not. That was when I began thinking that Hoffman was worth his weight as an actor. He understood that characters were more than what a script said, that there was something human in them that actors needed to bring. Good actors, anyway.

It's a shame that he's gone, but perhaps a troubled life deserves a peaceful rest. His three children must be devastated, though.

What a loss.