Philip Seymour Hoffman

Unbelievabow, as the Chinese say.

This was the most surprising celebrity death in a long time. Nelson Mandela was almost 100 years old and spent a year in the hospital. No one was surprised when he died. People were mostly relieved. Peter O'Toole was 81 and looked like he was dying for years. James Gandolfini was far too young, but he was also a heavy smoker and obviously refused to take care of himself.

I did not even know Hoffman was a drug addict. I mostly don't pay attention to their personal lives, especially the better actors. I don't want to hear about what they do off the clock. I just want to see them perform. I first noticed Hoffman in his work with Paul Thomas Anderson.

I still can't believe he's gone. I can't believe he was only 46 years old. He always seemed much older.


Plays
The Skriker
written by Caryl Churchill
directed by Mark Wing-Davey
starring Jayne Atkinson, Caroline Seymour, Angie Phillips, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Defying Gravity
written by Jane Anderson
directed by Michael Wilson
starring Candy Buckley, Jonathan Hadary, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, Lecy Goranson

Shopping and Fucking
written by Mark Ravenhill
directed by Gemma Bodinetz
starring Torquil Campbell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Dundas Lowe, Justin Theroux

The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad
written by Richard Greenberg
directed by Evan Yionoulis
starring Polly Draper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan

In Arabia We'd All Be Kings
written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring Trevor Long, Ana Ortiz, David Zayas

True West
written by Sam Shepard
directed by Matthew Warchus
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C Reilly

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train
written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring John Ortiz, David Zayas, Elizabeth Canavan

The Seagull
written by Anton Chekhov
directed by Mike Nichols
starring Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Goodman, Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Kline, Debra Monk, Natalie Portman

The Glory of Living
written by Rebecca Gilman
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring Anna Paquin, Jeffrey Donovan, David Aaron Baker

Our Lady of 121st Street
written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring David Zayas, Elizabeth Canavan, Felix Solis

Long Day's Journey into Night
written by Eugene O'Neill
directed by Robert Falls
starring Brian Dennehy, Vanessa Redgrave, Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring Eric Bogosian, Liza Colón-Zayas, John Ortiz, Sam Rockwell, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Deborah Rush, Callie Thorne

Jack Goes Boating
written by Robert Glaudini
directed by Peter Dubois
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega

The Little Flower of East Orange
written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring Michael Shannon, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Canavan, David Zayas, Liza Colon-Zayas

Othello
written by William Shakespeare
directed by Peter Sellars
starring John Ortiz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jessica Chastain, Liza Colon-Zayas

The Long Red Road
written by Brett Leonard
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring Tom Hardy, Greta Honold, Chris McGarry, Fiona Robert, Katy Sullivan

Death of a Salesman
written by Arthur Miller
directed by Mike Nichols
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Andrew Garfield, Linda Emond, Finn Wittrock


Films
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
directed & written by Amos Poe
starring Eric Mitchell, Robbie Coltrane, Philip Seymour Hoffman

My New Gun
directed & written by Stacy Cochran
starring Diane Lane, Stephen Collins, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Szuler
directed & written by Adek Drabiński
starring Alice Adair, Leonard Andrzejewski, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Leap of Faith
directed by Richard Pearce
starring Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Scent of a Woman
directed & produced by Martin Brest
starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Joey Breaker
directed & written by Steven Starr
starring Richard Edson, Cedella Marley, Gina Gershon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Parker Posey

My Boyfriend's Back
directed by Bob Balaban
starring Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Edward Herrmann, Mary Beth Hurt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cloris Leachman

Money for Nothing
directed & written by Ramón Menéndez
starring John Cusack, Benicio del Toro, James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Getaway
directed by Roger Donaldson
written by Walter Hill & Amy Holden Jones
starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, David Morse, Philip Seymour Hoffman

When a Man Loves a Woman
directed by Luis Mandoki
written by Al Franken & Ronald Bass
starring Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Lauren Tom, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tina Majorino

Nobody's Fool
directed & written by Robert Benton
starring Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Yearling
directed by Rod Hardy
starring Peter Strauss, Jean Smart, Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
directed by Todd Louiso
starring Austin Pendleton, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hard Eight
directed & written by Paul Thomas Anderson
starring Philip Baker Hall, John C Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Melora Walters

Twister
directed by Jan de Bont
starring Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Boogie Nights
directed & written by Paul Thomas Anderson
starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle, William H Macy, John C Reilly, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, Melora Walters, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall

Culture
directed & written by Josh Gordon & Will Speck
starring Greg Germann, Florence Stanley, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Montana
directed by Jennifer Leitzes
starring Kyra Sedgwick, Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney, Robbie Coltrane, John Ritter, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Next Stop Wonderland
directed & written by Brad Anderson
starring Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Holland Taylor

The Big Lebowski
directed, written, produced & edited by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliott

Happiness
directed & written by Todd Solondz
starring Cynthia Stevenson, Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Louise Lasser, Ben Gazzara, Molly Shannon, Jon Lovitz

Patch Adams
directed by Tom Shadyac
written by Steve Oedekerk
starring Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Harold Gould, Michael Jeter, Richard Kiley, Peter Coyote

Flawless
directed & written by Joel Schumacher
produced by Joel Schumacher, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro
starring Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Bauer

Magnolia
directed, written & produced by Paul Thomas Anderson
starring Philip Baker Hall, Melora Walters, John C Reilly, Melinda Dillon, Jeremy Blackman, Luis Guzmán, Felicity Huffman, Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Jason Robards, Philip Seymour Hoffman, April Grace, Michael Murphy, William H Macy, Alfred Molina, Henry Gibson, Ricky Jay

The Talented Mr Ripley
directed & written by Anthony Minghella
starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall

State and Main
directed & written by David Mamet
starring William H Macy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alec Baldwin, Julia Stiles, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Patti LuPone, Charles Durning, Ricky Jay

Almost Famous
directed, written & produced by Cameron Crowe
starring Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk

The Party's Over
directed & produced by Rebecca Chalkin & Donovan Leitch
narrated by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Love Liza
directed by Todd Louiso
written by Gordy Hoffman
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Erika Alexander, Stephen Tobolowsky

Punch-Drunk Love
directed, written & produced by Paul Thomas Anderson
starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Luis Guzmán, Robert Smigel

Red Dragon
directed by Brett Ratner
starring Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Heald, Frankie Faison

25th Hour
directed by Spike Lee
starring Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox

Owning Mahowny
directed by Richard Kwietniowski
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt

Cold Mountain
directed & written by Anthony Minghella
starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Donald Sutherland, Melora Walters

Along Came Polly
directed & written by John Hamburg
starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria

Strangers with Candy
directed by Paul Dinello
written by Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris
starring Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Dan Hedaya, Deborah Rush, Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ian Holm

Capote
directed by Bennett Miller
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Chris Cooper, Bob Balaban, Bruce Greenwood, Amy Ryan

Empire Falls
directed by Fred Schepisi
starring Ed Harris, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Joanne Woodward

Mission: Impossible III
directed by JJ Abrams
starring Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Michelle Monaghan

The Savages
directed & written by Tamara Jenkins
starring Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Debra Monk

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
directed by Sidney Lumet
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris, Amy Ryan

Charlie Wilson's War
directed by Mike Nichols
written by Aaron Sorkin
produced by Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman
starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri

Synecdoche, New York
directed & written by Charlie Kaufman
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis

Doubt
directed & written by John Patrick Shanley
starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis

Mary and Max
directed & written by Adam Elliot
starring Barry Humphries, Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Renée Geyer

The Boat That Rocked
directed & written by Richard Curtis
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson

The Invention of Lying
directed by Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson
starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Louis CK, Christopher Guest, Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Stephen Merchant, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, Karl Pilkington

Jack Goes Boating
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega

The Ides of March
directed by George Clooney
written & produced by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle

Moneyball
directed by Bennett Miller
written by Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin
starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright

The Master
directed & written by Paul Thomas Anderson
starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern

A Late Quartet
directed, written & produced by Yaron Zilberman
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Anne Sofie von Otter, Madhur Jaffrey, Liraz Charhi, Wallace Shawn

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
directed by Francis Lawrence
starring Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone

God's Pocket
directed & written by John Slattery
produced by Philip Seymour Hoffman
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Joyce Van Patten

A Most Wanted Man
directed by Anton Corbijn
starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
directed by Francis Lawrence
starring Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
directed by Francis Lawrence
starring Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone