R.I.P Phillip Seymour Hoffman

[Fabio KTG]

The title says it all. One of my all time favourite actors. Heroin overdose at 46. 46! That's waaaaay to early to die.

 

[SeeD]

sad..

 

[NY Guitarist]

Heroin... what a sad way to go.

 

[scottburrow]

What a horrible, horrible tragedy. My wife and I thought he was one of the best actors of our generation.this sucks huge.

 

[jamn4jc]

Well, that sucks. Drugs suck.

 

[svl]

Loved him, thought he was a brilliant actor. Unfortunately his brilliance didn't spill over into reality.

 

[smcrosby]

Very sad. To many good people lost to this horrible drug!

 

[dpeterson]

The one way big trip... at this point in history you would think people understand the consequence of doing drugs. Waste of talent.

 

[claxor]

Heroin o.d.? Weird... How jazz-like...

 

[Highcastle_of_Tone]

Last year James Gandolfini and now Philip Seymour Hoffman, two of the best modern actors gone way too soon.

 

[maschoff]

Happiness … best movie ever.

 

[shredi knight]

Holy shit, I didn't hear anything about this! I really liked him, especially in "Almost Famous". R.I.P. :cry

 

[Scotlandyabass]

what a waste!

 

[Zwiebelchen]

It's a shame he had to go so early, but I agree with Scotland here:

Everyone knows drugs are bad for yourself and your environment. Dying by accident or sickness is sad. Dying by drug abuse, however, is just stupid.

 

[Valhallir]

But I'm sure he gets a VIP-Pass, when the Club 27 is doing a jam session in heaven.

 

[BigD1977]

R.I.P.

He had a few more good films left in him.

 

[Fabio KTG]

Let's no turn this into a debate from a passing comment that didn't intend to provoke anyone. This thread is a mark of respect and nothing more. keep it civil please or take it to PM.

Thank you

 

[Dutch]

R.I.P.

He had a few more good films left in him.

That he had. Another sad loss for the art and the world.

 

[Valhallir]

You know, what Dr. Tyrrell said in the movie "Blade Runner": "A light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long..."
Talent often comes along with addiction, madness, pain and chaos....remember people like Freddie Mercury, Lane Staley or Heath Ledger....

We shouldn't bash those people, that they have done something "wrong"....they have enlightened people all over the world with their genius....that they died, is a shame, and how they died....so what... that happens to all of us in time.
Remember that guy as a great actor....and hey.....he died in a real "Rock n' Roll"-Way......

 

[Fabio KTG]

Dutch, let's not turn this into a p*****g contest and pick apart each other's opinions, because they are precisely that and we don't all share the same opinion. Back on topic.

There must be a psychological correlation to genius, social pressures and addiction.

Here's something that you all don't know:

I have battled with addiction for 15 years and it doesn't get any easier just because you acknowledge the fact. Does this make me stupid? Perhaps, but people aren't machines. I came top of my class from being a young child, because I was a loner and had no friends to distract me. I have a Masters in Bio and Organic Chemistry. I've been approached by organised crime gangs to build them high order explosives before now. Why? Because I fell into the wrong crowd and craved acceptance and emotional comfort from my peers, because I lacked the strength to regulate my own emotions. There is a fine line between stupidity and things that make us intrinsically human. Driving at speed is one thing, being an addict is a life long battle that transcends rationality and fore thought. I don't judge anyone, ever, for precisely this reason.