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Philip Seymour Hoffman

posted 2 years ago by AndrewHNPX2 (120)
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Anyone else think this would have been the perfect role for him?

[–] kittmaster (53) 2 years ago

Sure, if he wasn't a corpse.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Don't underestimate PSH's method acting!

[–] daredevil1 (182) a year ago

I honestly don't. He could've done it, but he was a little too smug/self assured of himself irl. As seen by how he did heroin in the middle of filming a movie, and then on top of it didn't consider he'd OD. Fraser was just emotionally raw and... I don't know, beaten down? You needed someone slightly dopey and clueless to play the character. Hoffman would've done a fine job but he'd be performing, without that level of self shame Fraser brought to it slightly.