Facebook Twitter Instagram
    • Services
    • Aircheck for Actors
    • Demo Reels
    • Audition Prep/Self-Tape Reader
    • Mailing Labels
    • Contribute
    • Industry Links
    • Advertise
    Daily Actor
    • Acting Tips
      • Actors on Acting
      • Advice Columns
      • Acting Quotes
      • Audition Tapes
      • How To Become An Actor
      • How to Memorize Lines
    • Monologues
      • Monologues from Plays
      • Monologues from Movies
      • Monologues from Musicals
      • Comedic Monologues
      • Dramatic Monologues
      • One Minute Monologues
      • Monologues for Women
      • Monologues for Men
      • Monologues for Teens
      • Monologues for Kids
      • All Monologues
    • Acting Resources
      • Acting Resume
        • Acting Resume Template
      • Acting Classes
        • Los Angeles Acting Classes
        • Las Vegas Acting Classes
        • San Diego Acting Classes
      • Acting Schools and Colleges
        • Los Angeles
        • New York
        • BFA Acting Schools
      • Casting Websites
      • Headshot Photographers
        • Los Angeles
        • New York City
        • Headshot Printing
      • Acting Techniques
        • What is Method Acting?
      • Stage Directions
      • Demo Reels: Everything You Need to Know
    • Interviews
      Featured
      Casting Director Interview - Brett Benner and Debby Romano

      Interview: Casting Directors Brett Benner and Debby Romano Talk ‘Shrinking’, Finding Actors and More

      Recent
      Casting Director Interview - Brett Benner and Debby Romano

      Interview: Casting Directors Brett Benner and Debby Romano Talk ‘Shrinking’, Finding Actors and More

      March 6, 2023
      Jeremy Davis Olaf in Frozen Interview

      Interview: Jeremy Davis on Playing Olaf in ‘Frozen’, Costume Mishaps and Making the Role His Own

      January 19, 2023
      Casting Director Kim Coleman Interview

      Interview: Casting Director Kim Coleman on ‘Five Days at Memorial’, Self-Tape Tips and Portraying Real People

      January 11, 2023
    • Actor Blogs
    • Reviews
      • Movies
      • Theater
      • Books
      • Products
    • Actor Services
      • Airchecks
      • Demo Reels
      • Website Design
      • Mailing Labels
    Daily Actor
    Home » Actors on Acting » Dustin Hoffman: “It’s the worst that film has ever been – in the 50 years that I’ve been doing it”
    Actors on Acting

    Dustin Hoffman: “It’s the worst that film has ever been – in the 50 years that I’ve been doing it”

    Rebecca FullerBy Rebecca FullerJuly 17, 2015Updated:September 16, 2018No Comments4 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    Dustin Hoffman

    “I was a freak accident, so I got a lead that happened to be The Graduate and it was like a light switch went on and I was an instant star” – Dustin Hoffman

     

    One of the most well respected actors of our generation, two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, says the film industry is currently the worst it has ever been, and by contrast, TV is the best it’s ever been, which is why it is currently his medium of choice.

    “I think right now television is the best that it’s ever been,” he tells The Independent. “And I think that it’s the worst that film has ever been – in the 50 years that I’ve been doing it, it’s the worst.”

    The actor goes on: “It’s hard to believe you can do good work for the little amount of money these days,” he says. “We did The Graduate and that film still sustains, it had a wonderful script that they spent three years on, and an exceptional director with an exceptional cast and crew, but it was a small movie, four walls and actors, that is all, and yet it was 100 days of shooting.”

    Hoffman has a point. Right now, the movie industry seems to be flooded with remakes, reboots, re-imaginings, and franchise sequels. It is hard to find a truly original film that captures an audience’s imagination.

    Meanwhile, the advancement of streaming channels, such as Netflix, into original programming, has paved the way for a wealth of great episodic dramas and comedies, such as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, to make their way into mainstream popular culture.

    However, with the wealth of channels and programs offered comes the struggle for actors to be recognized. Most actors currently considered to be at the top of the game have tales to tell of their struggle to the top but for Hoffman, the chance to be a star came about almost by accident.

    “I was a freak accident, so I got a lead that happened to be The Graduate and it was like a light switch went on and I was an instant star,” he reveals. “For most actors you start by playing euphemistically called supporting roles, it’s not even the supporting role it’s less than that, and if you are lucky you build up to supporting roles and then to starring roles – and then you reach a certain age, and unfortunately women usually reach it earlier, and you are no longer the leading man, therefore you become the supporting actor, which many times is the mentor of the lead. That is full circle.”

    As for future projects, Hoffman says he is still looking for directing work after his debut which was in 2012 on the film Quartet.

    “I’m looking at everything that comes to me, I’m not getting much as far as directing is concerned,” he says. “I don’t think that has anything to do with whether you are good or not, it’s just about whether your films make money or not.”

    Hoffman is currently starring in The Choir, alongside Kathy Bates, Debra Winger, Eddie Izzard and Kevin McHale. He plays Carvelle, a tough conductor of a boy’s choir who finds himself serving as mentor to a young boy named Stet. Another music based film, Hoffman himself says he would really rather have become a professional piano player than an actor.

    “I love it more than anything. But I can’t play well enough to make a living out of it. If God tapped me on the shoulder right now and said ‘no more acting, no more directing, but you can be a decent jazz pianist’ … I could never read music gracefully. I don’t have a good ear. I still want to do it. I would love to do it.”

    Related

    Previous ArticleSir Ian McKellen on ‘Mr. Holmes’ and Why Coming Out Made Him a Better Actor
    Next Article Michael Ian Black and Armen Weitzman Talk ‘Another Period’ at Comic-Con

    Related Posts

    Jeremy Strong in Armageddon Time

    Jeremy Strong: “There’s infinite ways really to play any part. So you have to discover what feels necessary”

    March 14, 2023
    Christina Ricci

    How Christina Ricci Chooses Her Characters and Why She Loves ‘Yellowjackets’

    March 9, 2023
    Actor Sean Bean in Marriage

    Sean Bean on What Makes Acting So “Rewarding” and Why You “Can’t Wing” Emotional Scenes

    February 6, 2023
    Add A Comment

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Daily Actor Facebook Daily Actor Twitter Daily Actor Instagram Daily Actor Pinterest Daily Actor YouTube Page
    Popular Pages
    Become An Actor | Acting Tips | Acting Quotes
    Acting Resume | Resume Template
    Headshot Photographers
    Los Angeles | New York
    Print Your Headshots
    Acting Schools & Colleges
    Los Angeles | New York
    Monologues
    Movies | Plays | Comedic | Dramatic
    Men | Women | Teens | Kids
    • Contact
    • About
    • Advertise
    • Resource Listings
    • Write A Column
    • Contribute
    • Privacy Policy

    Disclaimer: Daily Actor at times uses affiliate links to sites like Amazon.com, streaming services, and others. Affiliate links provides compensation to Daily Actor which helps us remain online, giving you the resources and information actors like you are looking for.

    © 2023 Daily Actor

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.