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Ethan Hawke Have talked about the death of great acting philip seymour hoffmanSaying that there was “nothing tragic” about him during his life.
Hoffman, star of films like master and oscar winner CapoteDied of drug overdose in 2014 at the age of 46.
talked to hawk Guardian with the director richard linklater To promote your new film Blue Moon. In the interview, he was asked about three of his late acting contemporaries during his rise in the 1990s: Hoffman, Robin Williams, and River Phoenix, all of whom have been presented as tragic figures after their deaths.
“There was nothing sad about those guys,” Hawke said. “If they were sitting here on the couch, you would see how sad they were.”
Hawke starred with Hoffman in the 2007 thriller Before the devil knows you’re deadDirected by Sidney Lumet.
Hawke continued, “To understand Phil, you have to understand how long it took him to beat addiction.” “Phil had a problem. He lost one day. But he won all the other days, for about twenty years.
“I don’t want to say that he had no role in his death. But it was a difficult period and he was enduring it.” [his sobriety] seriously. he was going to a meeting [the day that he died]And I know other talented people – less famous – who have been similarly lost,
Linklater said, “Too much success or too much failure.” “You may react badly to both.”
In blue moonHawke plays acclaimed musical theater composer Lorenz Hart, who struggled with alcohol addiction and died at the age of 48.
Linklater also talked about his past working relationships with people struggling with addiction.
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“I’ve had my own artistic breakups,” the director said. rock school And before sunrise“And it’s always for the same reason – addiction, It’s sad, it’s touching, It’s the worst,”
“But when you’re in a position of responsibility, you have to make decisions for the good of the ship. ‘We’ll send you for rehabilitation, but you can’t stay here, you have to get out.'”
Before his death, Hoffman was renowned as one of Hollywood’s finest actors, and enjoyed leading roles in films. Synecdoche, New York, Doubt And Savage,
In 2024, Independent Hoffman was described as the greatest actor of the 21st century In the ranking of 60 best film actors.