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Walt Koontz: I'm not as stupid as you think I am.
Rusty Zimmerman: Honey, you could never be as stupid as I think you are.
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Rusty Zimmerman: I'm an artist, you know?
Walt Koontz: Bullshit. You're a fucking drag queen.
Rusty Zimmerman: Let me savour those lovely words for a moment. What are you, channeling Jesse Helms?
Walt Koontz: Don't be so sensitive. You can take a dick - you can take an insult.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Philip Seymour Hoffman, July 23, 1967-February 2, 2014), was born in Philport, New York, USA. He is an American actor, director, and producer. He graduated from the Tisch School of Art at New York University.
In 1992, he participated in his first comedy "My New Partner", thus officially entering the entertainment circle. In 1996, he participated in the feature film " Boogie Nights "
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. In 1999, with the crime thriller " The Talented Mr. Ripley " won the 71st National Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
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. In 2002, he starred in the comedy " Alissa "
[3]
. In 2005, he starred in the biopic " Capote ", and for this film he won the Best Actor Award in The 78th Annual Academy Awards
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. In 2008, with the mystery film " Doubt ", he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 81st Academy Awards
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. In 2010, he directed and acted in the romantic comedy " Jack Goes Boating "
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. In 2012, with the feature film " The Master " won the 69th Venice International Film Festival Volpi Cup Best Actor
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On February 2, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment at the age of 46
[9]
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Performing Experience
In 1992, he participated in his first comedy "My New Partner", thus officially entering the entertainment circle. In the same year, he co-starred in the feature film " Scent of a Woman " with Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell , and played Charlie's aristocratic classmates at school
. In 1996, he participated in the feature film " Boogie Nights " directed by PTA
.
In 1999, he co-starred in the crime thriller " The Talented Mr. Ripley " with Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow . He played Dickie’s good friend, an unlearned and wealthy boy, and he won the 71st National Congress for this film. Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
. In the same year, starred in the feature film " Magnolia " directed by PTA
. In addition, he co-starred with Robert De Niro in the crime film "The Perfect Clothes"
.
In 2000, he co-starred in the musical " Almost Famous " with Frances McDormand and Billy Crudup
. In the same year, starred in the comedy " State and Main " directed by David Maimit
. In addition, he also starred in the western film "The Real West" directed by Sam Sheppard
.
In 2002, starred in the crime thriller " Red Dragon " directed by Brett Ratner
. In December, co-starred in the crime film " 25th Hour " with Edward Harrison Norton
. In the same year, he co-starred in the comedy " Alissa " with Kathy Bates
.
In 2003, starred in the love war film " Cold Mountain " based on Charles Fraser 's novel of the same name . In the same year, he co-starred in the thriller " Owning Mahowny " with John Vincent Hurt . In 2004, he co-starred in the romance film " Along Came Polly " with Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston , playing an exasperated actor Sandy
.
In 2005, Philip Seymour Hoffman co-starred with Catherine Keener in the biopic " Capote " directed by Bennett Miller , and played the gay writer Truman Capote, for which he also won the Best Actor Award in The 78th Annual Academy Awards
. In the same year, he co-starred with Ed Harris in the romance film " Empire Falls " and played a life-long heir to the family, Charlie White
. In addition, he also starred in the comedy " Strangers with Candy " directed by Paul Dinello
.
In 2007, he co-starred in the historical biopic " Charlie Wilson's War " with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts , and played a noble descent agent Geist Efrakatos with the "Ivy League"
. In the same year, he co-starred with Ethan Hawke in the crime thriller " Before the Devil Knows You're Dead " and played the role of Andy, an accounting firm with an enviable beautiful wife and high income
.
In 2008, co-starring with Meryl Streep in the suspenseful film " Doubt ", playing the role of Father Flynn, the new priest of St. Nicholas Catholic School. With this film, he also won the 81st Academy Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor and the 66th American Film and Television Gold Award. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Ball Awards
. In the same year, he co-starred with Michelle Ingrid Williams in the feature film " Synecdoche New York ". The dramatist Carden Kotard played in the film has 4 different age groups, and it takes 4 hours to put on makeup every day. There are also 6 different styles of wigs. The film was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 61st Cannes Film Festival
.
In 2009, he co-starred in the cartoon " Mary and Max " with Toni Collette and Eric Bana , and played a Jewish Marx who lives in noisy New York City
. In the same year, he co-starred in the musical comedy " The Boat That Rocked " with Bill Nighy and Tom Sturridge , and played the role of music-loving radio's top ace DJ Kurt
. In 2010, he directed and acted in his first romantic comedy " Jack Goes Boating ", which was adapted from the drama of the same name released in 2007
.
In 2011, he co-starred with George Clooney and Opie in the feature film " The Ides of March " adapted from the Broadway comedy "Farrag North Station". With this film, he also won the 65th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Male Nominated for supporting roles
. In the same year, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill Feldstein in the biographical sports film " Moneyball " adapted from a novel by Michael Lewis , playing the team coach Howe Billy invited
.
In 2012, co-starring with Christopher Walken in the feature film " A Late Quartet " directed by Yarong Ziboman
. In the same year, he co-starred with Joaquin Rafael Bottom in the 1950s American-based feature film " The Master " and played Lancaster Dowd, who has extraordinary charm and charisma, and he won the first prize with this film. The 69th Venice International Film Festival Volpi Cup Best Actor, Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 19th American Screen Actors Guild Awards
.
In 2014, he co-starred in the spy film " A Most Wanted Man " with Rachel McAdams and Robin Wright , playing the spy Günter Bachmann of the German newspaper organization
. In the same year, he co-starred with Richard Jenkins and Christina Hendricks in the feature film " God's Pocket " based on Peter Dexter's novel of the same name
.
On November 20, 2015, the action science fiction film " Mockingjay-Part 2 " adapted from Susan Collins 's novel of the same name was released in the United States. Philip Seymour Hoffman played a man who tried to redefine the future of District 13
.
Personal Life
On February 2, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment at the age of 46
.
Character Evaluation
What became the turning point in Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance was the business card "Boogie Nights" in 1997. His character creation in the film broke away from the previous fixed performance model of facial makeup and typology, making the characters show complex and changeable human characteristics. Since then, Philip Seymour Hoffman's "realistic" performance style has become more and more obvious. Since then, whether he played with Robert De Niro in "Flawless", or in "Magnolia", he played a role specially tailored for him by the director, and in Anthony Minghella's "Mr. Genius Ripley", Philip Seymour Hoffman They all integrate the feelings of real life into the quality performance, making the characters more authentic .
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