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The many faces of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Byline: John Anderson
Philip Seymour Hoffman is the finest three-named actor of his generation, if you don't count (and even if you do) Hoffman's oft-cited idol, Daniel Day-Lewis. But Hoffman is even more of shape-shifter. He can look like a petulant baby. Or a malcontent Boy Scout-cum-homicidal maniac. Or the kid in "A Christmas Story" with a hormone imbalance. Or someone who sleeps in his shoes.
He will never be a movie star in the conventional sense, because the conventions of movie stardom require one to play oneself _ or, the public version of oneself. "Everyone wants to be Cary Grant," Grant once quipped. "Even I want to be Cary Grant." It's hard ...
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- Magazine article from: Interview Weitzman, Elizabeth December 1, 1999 700+ words
...stirring new movie. Flawless, Philip Seymour Hoffman acts out of his skin as...become another person. Philip Seymour Hoffman has made his career chameleoning...you working on right now? PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN: David Mamet's new movie...
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...documentary that chronicles Philip Seymour Hoffman's exploration of democracy...Last Party 2000" follows Philip Seymour Hoffman as a concerned citizen on...versatile and talented actors, Philip Seymour Hoffman has appeared in numerous...
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- Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune PATRICK HEALY September 22, 2009 700+ words
...on stage in'Othello' ; Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz prepare to...surprise that John Ortiz and Philip Seymour Hoffman - along with the director...Othello. John Ortiz and Philip Seymour Hoffman have been close friends...
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- Magazine article from: Interview Giles, Patrick February 1, 1999 700+ words
Philip Seymour Hoffman has a remarkable face. One look at it and you know that, contrary...s role, I would have messed up as many takes as possible!" PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN: [laughs] That scene couldn't have been more natural. When...
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- Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business Denitto, Emily January 26, 2004 700+ words
Byline: emily denitto The actors whom philip seymour Hoffman admired most growing up in Rochester, N.Y., combined film...now be seen in the Civil War epic Cold Mountain. CAPTION(S): Philip Seymour Hoffman
