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If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Direct Invading Threat Why

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One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: About Afraid Being Being Afraid Dead Dying Once One Thing Star Stopped Successful Thing You

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I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.

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Topics: Act Been Book Bought Did Direct Film Some Working Writing

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Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Bring Fantasy Myth Supposed Together Us

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Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the - if not the black sheep of the family, not a very good student.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Black Black Sheep Early Family Good Good Student Sheep Somehow Student Think Very I Think

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There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand, personally, how you can be bored. I can understand how you can be depressed, but I just don't understand boredom.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Beings Bored Boredom Continuously Depressed Goes How Human Human Beings Just Personally Rebirth Understand Us You I Can

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I believe - though I may be wrong, because I'm no expert - that this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: About Because Believe Expert Hegemony May Money Most Oil Power Though War Wars Wrong I Believe

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For me as an American, the most painful aspect of this is that I believe that that administration has taken the events of 9/11 and has manipulated the grief of the country and I think that's reprehensible.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Administration American Aspect Believe Country Events Grief Manipulated Me Most Painful Reprehensible Taken Think I Think I Believe I Believe That

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And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now, at a relatively small cost, and they will reach an audience they would never have reached otherwise.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Another Audience Cost Film Make Movie Never Now Otherwise Plays Put Reach Reached Reason Relatively Small Will Would

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I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Actor Because Become Credits Decided Failing Needed School

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: August 8th, 1937

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