Awesomely powerful - is all that I can say about Philip Seymour Hoffman's acting. He was brilliant in all the characters he played, breathing life and spirit into each and every one of them. The first time I encountered Philip Seymour Hoffman was when I watched the movie Synecdoche, New York (2008). I was left stunned by his very natural and powerful acting. This led me to watch his other movies like Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Scent of a Woman (1992), Owning Mahowny (2003), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), The Savages (2007), Boogie Nights (1997), Twister (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998),Patch Adams (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Red Dragon (2002), 25th Hour (2002), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Moneyball (2011), The Ides of March (2011), Doubt (2008) and The Master (2012); not to mention Capote (2005) for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. In each and every one of them he never failed to impress me with his acting irrespective of the prominence of his character. He was also quite famous in the theater circle as a director and actor, but I have not seen any of them so far.
I will definitely miss his presence on screen and, I am sure, so will others all over the world. I sometimes wonder why such talented people die so young - does not seem to be right. I am a bit late in writing this in tribute of this great actor but better late than never. Here are a few images from his life.
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