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Philip Seymour Hoffman dies aged 46
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Dying because of a drug addiction IS sad, tragic, and unfortunately a part of life.
People get hooked on drugs because of the pain they feel from trauma(s) in their lives. They unfortunately come to them before (or because of a lack of) a healthier fix for their pain. The trauma can be anything from physical abuse to bullying/mental/emotional abuse to war.
The pain that this man experienced and at least dealt with it by hurting himself rather than others (which is another bad route some turn to as an outlet for their pain) deserves pity and compassion more than scorn and detachment.
I found him to be one of the most talented and memorable actors of my lifetime, and I am thankful to him for that.
Cheers Mr. Hoffman!
RIP
People get hooked on drugs because of the pain they feel from trauma(s) in their lives. They unfortunately come to them before (or because of a lack of) a healthier fix for their pain. The trauma can be anything from physical abuse to bullying/mental/emotional abuse to war.
The pain that this man experienced and at least dealt with it by hurting himself rather than others (which is another bad route some turn to as an outlet for their pain) deserves pity and compassion more than scorn and detachment.
I found him to be one of the most talented and memorable actors of my lifetime, and I am thankful to him for that.
Cheers Mr. Hoffman!
RIP
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Great actor loved watching his performances and will say rip, I disappointed that such a talent took his own life either on purpose or accident.
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Another great entertainer lost too soon due to drug use. Shame, he was an amazing actor.
RIP Phil.
Going to watch The Big Lebowski in honor of him after the game.
RIP Phil.
Going to watch The Big Lebowski in honor of him after the game.
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Terrible news... I didn't know anything about his personal life, but his work spoke for itself.
He has the (somewhat dubious) honour of being in two of my favourite films - Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowski - and I don't think I've scratched the surface of his repertoire, but he was brilliant in both of those films.
What a shame that he has died so young,
RIP
He has the (somewhat dubious) honour of being in two of my favourite films - Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowski - and I don't think I've scratched the surface of his repertoire, but he was brilliant in both of those films.
What a shame that he has died so young,
RIP
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He had apparently struggled with depression and substance abuse for a while, and that is always a dangerous combination when with fame and resources to enable the addiction.
Such a shame as he was definitely one of the unsung talents in Hollywood - even being played out now in that one of his masterpieces, Synecdoche, New York, is barely mentioned in the tributes to his achievements.
Such a shame as he was definitely one of the unsung talents in Hollywood - even being played out now in that one of his masterpieces, Synecdoche, New York, is barely mentioned in the tributes to his achievements.
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- Johnnypenso
Don't know if it all came from the same Doctor but holy meds Batman.
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His performance in "Along came Polly" had me laughing a lot, squeezing more laughs out of me than many of the comedy movies these years. "The Master" was another movie where I thoroughly enjoyed his acting.
Oh, and his role as Owen Davian in "MIssion Impossible: 3" was pretty good. Nice to see a villain that for once doesn't show fear.
Oh, and his role as Owen Davian in "MIssion Impossible: 3" was pretty good. Nice to see a villain that for once doesn't show fear.
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I think this is very sad indeed. The guy was a great actor. Anyone thats deals (deals, not dealt with it, it is an on-going struggle) with addiction, not as a family member, but actually deals with addiction, knows how hard the struggle is to stay clean, and it seems his Dr. failed him by that list of RX. It would be nice if this could serve as a wake up call to society. To many addicts are treated like criminals and the scum of society. Unforunately, this is almost always the opposite of the truth. Addiction and addictive personality is like a disease, a sickness. It would be nice to see a shift in society to get people the real help they need, and not locked up behind bars, or left to squander in the dredges of society. But, i guess one should expect much from societies that hardly respect human life if not for a dollar bill.
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Report: 70 Bags of Heroin Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's Apartment
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For those who were discussing his movies, you must see Doubt. Brilliant performance, alongisde Meryl Streep.
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For those who were discussing his movies, you must see Doubt. Brilliant performance, alongisde Meryl Streep.
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Possibly the nastiest thing that depression has in it's arsenal is to the ability to make a person feel that they don't want to be better. What they hate so much makes them not want to rise above what they hate so much.
There's also a chance that his kids are better off without him. My father killed himself, and I'm confident that that was the case for me.
Sometimes the most aware people suffer the most.
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What shift in society is needed to help a multi-millionaire, self employed actor with total control over his schedule? He obviously couldn't get himself into rehab in spite of having access to boatloads of money.
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- Rallywgn81
Sounds like, by the drug names and reasons for the prescription, he was trying to fight addiction and depression issues. I'm not trying to absolve him of responsibility for his own death. Butour current paradigm is treatment, not cure. Who is crazy enough to think "This man is addicted to drugs, so let's give him these drugs, to help him stop using those." I feel it safe to assume, the same guy would follow up by saying. "Sure, its just as addictive and unsafe, but at least he's giving us his money instead of to someone else." Just because he was rich doesn't matter. That doesn't make him infallible, or impervious to manipulation.
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That wasn't the intent of my post, to suggest he was infallible because he was rich. I was responding to you suggesting....
He wasn't treated like scum he was a celebrated actor who had the world by the tail. He wasn't locked up behind bars nor left to squander in the dregs of society he lived in the lap of luxury and could afford any kind of private treatment he desired. His case has nothing to do with society or government spending or anything else along those lines. Like a lot of things, addiction is a much more complictated issue than most of us realize and simply throwing money at it, the government solution to all ills, isn't always the right answer, but it does look good on the news. It's always nice to have a scapegoat, even one that's completely irrelevant to the situation.
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