Philip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46

Philip Seymour Hoffman never carried himself like a Hollywood star, which made him one of its brightest.

Bookish, intense and leery of the press, Hoffman, 46, who was found dead Sunday in his New York apartment, earned his greatest fame for his Oscar-winning turn in 2005's Capote and his recurring role as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games franchise.

But he appeared on the radar of Hollywood's most respected directors years before that. If an actor can be measured by the caliber of filmmakers on a resume, Hoffman's was spectacular.

lovedust wrote:
Very sad... he was an amazing actor. I didn't know he was suffering with drug addiction. "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" is classic cinema.

Sassy wrote:

lovedust wrote:
Very sad... he was an amazing actor. I didn't know he was suffering with drug addiction. "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" is classic cinema.

He had talked about his addictions when he was young but gave the impression he was ok now.   Sadly, he obviously wasn't.  Hi Lovey.

eddie wrote:
Waster. Can't abide druggies

Warren Moon wrote:
Never heard of the geezer, RIP all the same.

Beekeeper wrote:

eddie wrote:
Waster. Can't abide druggies

 

So, Eddie ~ YOU have never even tried even tobacco or alcohol, then  ?!?

IF SO, then I'll bet that you're the ONLY one on here !

 

Beekeeper wrote:

Warren Moon wrote:
Never heard of the geezer, RIP all the same.

  

Obviously you REALLY need to get out and away from your mother's basement MORE often, Wozza !!!

  

MEANWHILE, back at the ranch ~ returning to the O/P :

IT seems that heroin addiction is a lot like alcohol - once an addict...

AND I suspect that there may have been underlying depression problems there as well, for him to have fallen back off the wagon ?   

eddie wrote:

Beekeeper wrote:
 

So, Eddie ~ YOU have never even tried even tobacco or alcohol, then  ?!?

IF SO, then I'll bet that you're the ONLY one on here !

 

What's that got to do with heroin or hard drugs, and what's that got to do with me?? I'm not dead, am I?
And I gave up tobacco the minute my 4 year old asked me why was I smoking poison after he'd seen an advert.

Your point is?

Beekeeper wrote:

eddie wrote:

What's that got to do with heroin or hard drugs, and what's that got to do with me?? I'm not dead, am I?
And I gave up tobacco the minute my 4 year old asked me why was I smoking poison after he'd seen an advert.

Your point is?

  

TOBACCO and alcohol can prove to be just as addictive as heroin or cocaine to those "softer drugs" more serious addicts ~ and their habits just as hard to break...

AND as for just what it ".. has to do..." with you, Eddie  ~  YOU were the one who stated that you "Can't abide druggies."  ~  and heavy smokers and alcoholics are both forms of drug addicts !