In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to win. Dustin Hoffman backfighterfloor Change image and share on social
Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us. Dustin Hoffman alienatebringfantasy Change image and share on social
I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly. Dustin Hoffman agodirectlose Change image and share on social
If you have this enormous talent, it's got you by the balls, it's a demon. You can't be a family man and a husband and a caring person and be that animal. Dickens wasn't that nice a guy. Dustin Hoffman animalballcare Change image and share on social
So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't imagine how they had high hopes for me. Dustin Hoffman actarmycollege share on social
There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand, personally, how you can be bored. I can understand how you can be depressed, but I just don't understand boredom. Dustin Hoffman beingboreboredom share on social
A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution. Dustin Hoffman criticexecutiongood Change image and share on social
One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed. Dustin Hoffman afraiddeaddie Change image and share on social
I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits. Dustin Hoffman actorcreditdecide Change image and share on social