Dustin Hoffman Quotes

Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor and director. Hoffman has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters. He is the recipient of various accolades including; two Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards

, four BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Genie Award. Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2012.

Hoffman first drew critical praise for starring in the play, Eh?, for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This achievement was soon followed by his breakthrough 1967 film role as Benjamin Braddock, the title character in The Graduate. Since that time, Hoffman's career has largely been focused on the cinema, with sporadic returns to television and to the stage. Hoffman's films include Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, Straw Dogs, Papillon, Lenny, Marathon Man, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Rain Man, Hook, and Wag the Dog. He made his directorial debut in 2012, with Quartet.

In 2016, he won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his work on Roald Dahl's Esio Trot.

In late 2017, seven women accused Hoffman of sexual misconduct or assault over several decades. Hoffman apologized to one anonymous woman who said he sexually harassed her when she was 17. Hoffman has not publicly responded to the other six allegations.

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