Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't imagine how they had high hopes for me.

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman

Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the - if not the black sheep of the family, not a very good student.

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long time and then come back and do, in a sense, one of the biggest scenes that each character had.

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman

Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been to a house of prostitution, but I understand that you get in more than seven minutes.

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman

I think there's always going to be some kind of bigotry or some kind of racism. There has to be, because people can't feel that they have any hero qualities unless there's someone beneath them.