[…] With the melancholy gloom of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death still hovering over my head like a frightening swarm of locusts (7/23/1967 – 2/2/2014), I find myself zooming in on two particular reasons why he has consistently been among my favorite actors ever – his humble vulnerability and his internal intensity. That rare balance of strength and weakness pulled Hoffman inside the cinematic souls of emotionally troubled personalities with raw, unabashed sincerity. PSH made …read more […]

Thanks, Jason, for this finely crafted piece. It celebrates the character and the actor, the wordplay and the performance. There's always so much to learn, and JPS is one of my go-to heroes. So thanks again for opening up his work on this, one of his best and most prescient stories.

I really appreciate your reply John. I'm a huge Philip Seymour Hoffman supporter. An amazing artist, he lifted acting to the level of art form, not just a job, for sure. I totally agree with you...JPS & PSH were an ideal match.

yes, thank you for this. i've been soaking up as many of his movies as i can this past week and each one reminds us that he was that character in each and every one. i just watched Flawless again and WOW! he had me questioning the whole time.