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I don't know. I think I'm more interested in seeing someone else do it. I don't know if I'd be a good Penguin to be quite honest
Hoffman: I'm not playing Penguin Sep 10, 2008
No one has talked to me about it ever -- never
Hoffman: I'm not playing Penguin Sep 10, 2008
I haven't played as many kind of Alpha male roles
Hoffman plays Alpha male in new Lumet film Oct 22, 2007
I wish there was a podium so you couldn't see my knees shaking
Huffman, Hoffman take acting Globes Jan 16, 2006
He's professional and prepared. He's economical. If he wants to change something he does. If he doesn't, he doesn't do anything
Entertainment Today: Showbiz News May 21, 2003
Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an American actor and theatre director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films. He gradually gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films, including Scent of a Woman (1992), Twister (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), and Cold Mountain (2003).
In 2005, Hoffman played the title role in the biographical film Capote (2005), for which he won multiple acting awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor. He also received Academy Award nominations for his supporting work in Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and Doubt (2008). Other critically acclaimed films in recent years have included Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Savages (2007), and Synecdoche, New York (2008).
Hoffman is also an accomplished theatre actor and director. He joined the LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, and has directed and performed in numerous Off-Broadway productions. His performances in two Broadway plays led to two Tony Award nominations: one for Best Leading Actor in True West (2000), and another for Best Featured Actor in Long Day's Journey into Night (2003).