Dustin Hoffman

thumb|right|Hoffman at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. thumb|Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types of characters. Quotes Sam's like a fight trainer. He shapes you up, he psyches you, he draws everything out of you. He's subtle, though, yet baroque, and I want to get into that baroqueness. Like the other day, during a scene in which I was supposed to be answering the door and registering surprise. Well, it was the end of the day and I wasn't acting very surprised, so he smashes a beer bottle behind me, right out of camera range. I mean, Christ, I nearly jumped out of my skin. But he got what he wanted. On Straw Dogs; in "Sam Peckinpah Breaks a Bottle" by Chris Hodenfield, Rolling Stone (May 13, 1971), p. 18. The plight of the actor, even if he's a star, is the plight of the women's movement. They're saying the same thing to us: get into bed, give me a good time, then give me something to eat, go get the laundry, be a good girl. Interview, Films Illustrated (May-June 1980). External links 0000163 Dustin Hoffman Category:1937 births Category:Living people Category:Actors from Los Angeles Category:Film directors from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:Best Actor Academy Award winners Category:Theatre World Award winners Category:Best Actor BAFTA Award winners Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners Category:Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (film) winners Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winners Category:Annie Award winners