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There’s a period of time in your life when I kind of look back, and I’m like, was I happy, or was I just not aware?
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46 †
Born: 1967
Born: July 23
Died: 2014
Died: February 2
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