It's true what they say about failure. You don't learn from success. Dustin Hoffman More Quotes by Dustin Hoffman More Quotes From Dustin Hoffman Depressed, anxious, sad, frightened? Yes. But I've never been bored. Dustin Hoffman sadboreddepression I wanted to be a jazz pianist, but I wasn't good enough. I got into city college because I didn't have the grades to get into university. I took acting because it was a way to get three credits. I just needed three credits and my friend told me to take acting because it was like gym - nobody fails you. I took it and that's literally how I got involved in acting. Dustin Hoffman destinycollegelife This is your life. Now go make it the one you've always wanted. Dustin Hoffman stranger-than-fictionwanted You spend so much of your life basing yourself on what you think other people think of you. Then you realise that maybe one of the purposes of life is not to care. Dustin Hoffman purposepeoplethinking I don't like the fact that I have to get older so fast, but I like the fact that I'm aging so well. Dustin Hoffman agingwellsfacts What makes divorce happen is that you can't be in the same space any more, for whatever reason - but the love stays. And that's the killer. That's where the vehemence and anger and rage comes from. Dustin Hoffman vehemencedivorcespace I knew I finally made it as a performer when I began hearing rumors that I was gay. Dustin Hoffman rumorhearinggay 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 starssuccessfulfear I walked out of the theater and started crying. My wife asked me, 'Why are you crying?' I said, 'Because I can't do that.' I didn't know how he did it. I've never seen anything like that. It's like this feat, this Rodin sculpture to me. It's like hearing an opera singer and the tears go down your face because it's not human what they're doing. It's like sounds of heaven. Dustin Hoffman wifetearsheaven I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or the bum or the psychotic or the drunk or the drug addict or the criminal and see their baby pictures in my mind's eye. You don't think they were cute like every other baby? Dustin Hoffman cutebabymean The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk. Dustin Hoffman cowboysunshinewitty Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you? Dustin Hoffman hollywood-filmsgreat-yearmovie I got into acting so that I could meet girls. Pretty girls came later. First, I wanted to start off with someone with two legs, who'd smile at me and look soft. Dustin Hoffman girlactingtwo To have a successful marriage, a man must, on a fundamental level be scared shitless of his wife. Dustin Hoffman wifesuccessfulmen If you're waiting for the job, you're dead. Dustin Hoffman ifswaitingjobs Blame is for God and small children. Dustin Hoffman atheismfearchildren I love acting, and I`m not going to determine what I do based on what I fear other people might think. I do what I want to do. Dustin Hoffman actingpeoplethinking Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to play a Shetland pony. I cannot explain why Dustin Hoffman poniesactorsplay 37 seconds, well used, is a lifetime. Dustin Hoffman usedlifetimemeaningful If you can get out there and say I'm going to...I'm willing to fail at what I feel is right, that's it. Dustin Hoffman willingfailingfeels
