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Why you do something is always kind of a mystery to me.
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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Film Director
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Philip Hoffman
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I always thought I'd be a New York theater actor, riding my bicycle to rehearsal. That was all I ever wanted.
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