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“A "take" is an opportunity to fail ... and we think that we have to get it right all the time.”

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Dustin Hoffman, born on August 8, 1937, is a renowned American actor. Known for his exceptional acting skills and versatile character portrayals, he has received numerous Academy Award nominations and achieved great success in the 1970s and 1980s. more

“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.”

Way Life Enough Wanted Three Acting Cities Destiny Failing College Needed Involved Directors My Friends Jazz University Credit Cinema Grades Good Enough Gym Involvement Involving Pianist

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“I'm sixty-eight, I cry every chance I can.”

I Can Chance Cry Eight Sixty

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“It's very painful for us to feel we deserve a life. That's the toughest thing. That we deserve to have a life. That can take a lifetime.”

Feels Deserve Lifetime Painful

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“Now, I'm simply working with people I want to work with. I just want to have good working experiences and let the dice fall where they may.”

People Want May Fall Good Work Dice

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