Philip Seymour Hoffman's Career Torture

6 months ago 15th May 13:30

Philip Seymour Hoffman finds acting "torturous".

The 'Doubt' star claims his profession is not as easy as people may think because it requires such a transformation from everyday life.

Speaking of his latest role in 'Synecdoche', he told Shortlist: "You have to make people believe that you're 70 years old and that you're lying at the death bed of your daughter that you haven't seen in 30 years.

Speaking of his latest role in 'Synecdoche', he told Shortlist:

"There's a certain amount of pain that goes into that. So torturous is just being dramatic. It's painful. It's not easy."

Philip insists is view of acting is not unique.

He added: "It's painful for anybody. That's just part of the job of being an actor. It's one of the things you have to do. Every job has those things that are tough."