RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman - Page 2

*Voltron* · 02-04-2014, 04:18 PM

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.

*shuriken* · 02-04-2014, 08:42 PM

Like many of you guys posting I never knew he had an addiction problem. But it just goes to show you Not everything is as it seems.

renaissance reptile · 02-07-2014, 01:45 AM

I came across this image and it left me with a sense of utter melancholy:

The way his dishevelled look is in contrast to GQ's normal motif helps to capture his status as a tortured artist so succinctly that I feel compelled to make a poster of it here (also I just moved into a new place and it needs decorating

). In all honesty 46 is too young, especially for someone so talented, to pass. I sense a commemorative movie marathon will be had by a a few movie buffs this weekend.

Gin Rummy · 02-07-2014, 05:11 AM

Loved him in The Master. RIP.

TonySiegel · 02-09-2014, 09:44 PM

he was great in along came polly... wish he could've played the penguin...

RIP

*shuriken* · 02-11-2014, 06:21 AM

^^ Right I remember that rumor. It would've been awesome too, maybe make a cameo in the dark knight rises. But then Batman would have to not be a b**ch for the first half hour of the movie.
What could have been. Such a talented man.

02-04-2014, 04:18 PM	#21
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	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. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

02-04-2014, 08:42 PM	#22
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Like many of you guys posting I never knew he had an addiction problem. But it just goes to show you Not everything is as it seems. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

02-07-2014, 05:11 AM	#24
Gin Rummy Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 648	Loved him in The Master. RIP. __________________ Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'

02-09-2014, 09:44 PM	#25
TonySiegel Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Worldwide Posts: 638	he was great in along came polly... wish he could've played the penguin... RIP __________________ "...Color or creed, is no need for a man to bleed/ I believe, we all breathe the same seed/ Unless it's diluted, for somethin to intrude it..." - Kool G. Rap

02-11-2014, 06:21 AM	#26
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	^^ Right I remember that rumor. It would've been awesome too, maybe make a cameo in the dark knight rises. But then Batman would have to not be a b**ch for the first half hour of the movie. What could have been. Such a talented man. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

02-07-2014, 01:45 AM	#23
renaissance reptile Mouser Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 12	I came across this image and it left me with a sense of utter melancholy: The way his dishevelled look is in contrast to GQ's normal motif helps to capture his status as a tortured artist so succinctly that I feel compelled to make a poster of it here (also I just moved into a new place and it needs decorating ). In all honesty 46 is too young, especially for someone so talented, to pass. I sense a commemorative movie marathon will be had by a a few movie buffs this weekend.