Philip Seymour Hoffman

Looking back at Philip Seymour Hoffman's portfolio of work on screen, he's probably one of my favorite actors all-time. I wish I watched more movies, that might start now. Since I haven't plunged into his entire filmography, every character he's portrayed has been on point. He should be getting life-time achievement awards now even it though should be decades from now.  Tragically, that's not the case and he'll be missed by many and treasured for his plethora of performances on the big screen.

I've always wanted to live in New York and now knowing that so many marquee names do Broadway and off-Broadway shows makes me want to get over there even more. Even if it's just a weekend/week/month/decade. Seeing Hoffman as Willy Lowman should have been on my bucket list.

The first film I think of when I hear Hoffman's name I always go back to Pirate Radio. I really just love the Count a devoted man, to music and everything their radio station stood for. The last man off the ship too. Personally it was first time I wrote in a beautiful green notebook that I brought over the Pacific. It started the pattern of reflecting on film and life, connecting it to other things, and having mini-revelations.

He's a standout actor and develops each of his characters's idiosyncrasies with great care. It's almost as if he's perfected the art based on his variety of villainous, apathetic, and eccentric characters. In Charlie Wilson's War he was great a very sloppy, laughable genius and he managed to steal some of the light off of Mr. Hanks. He's ties himself to great scripts in both film and theater which is, to me, a sign of a true actor.

He was a great actor, his work has inspired a lot of people. He was very low key and never seemed to be in the news outside of his premieres. From the outside looking in, he seemed to be very meticulous with his craft and his works. I wish I could say more but nothing seems right coming from me, the moderate fan. He was currently shooting the final two(!?) parts of Mockingjay and a LeCarre adaptation A Most Wanted Man. Hopefully everything is wrapped up there in his scenes because we've all seen what happens when someone leaves the set early. Let's be real here, he's one in seven billion. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.