Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
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- "Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live"
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
Conversation with Simon Critchley recorded live at the Rubin Museum of Art on Dec 22, 2012
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When you look back at when you were younger and wonder "was I happy or just not aware". Hit me right in the feels bruh i feel the exact same. RIP
Hahn rest in pieces.
The reason his characters were so authentic is because he was self-aware and drawing upon his own demons.
Doesn't get any more real than that.
Ignorance is bliss man, a lot of times I wish I was 10 years old again enjoying the fuck out of my life. I thought everything would be amazing when I was an adult but boy was I wrong.
Hahn wow. so true
It's easy to be happy when you are unaware of all the "bad stuff" in life, the hard part is managing to be happy in spite of it.
I feel so deeply saddened by the fact that he struggled with self acceptance and depression his whole life. He was a great actor and person.
"We might be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us." - Magnolia
Good piece of film
"Learning how to die, and so learning how to live...".
Yep.
+Caesar Himself Many people can misunderstand this phrase. Its not supposed to be taken literally, you know.
Seneca
His question of "Was I happy or not aware?" = "Ignorance is Bliss". He was a deep Dude, he got too deep and drowned. Can't blink when the Abyss states back. He was a complete under rated actor on a slew of levels.
misterjosephfloyd Underrated? No, I think people knew how important he was at the time.
like a hot dose of hero-win
He doesn't sound okay in this, listening to his voice - and there's something about the way everyone laughs when he says something especially dark - it's no doubt a sympathetic and appreciative audience, probably laughing in recognition of his insights - but it's striking how obviously on the edge he is here, even physically, and how he's allowing that to come out so openly
When he's talking about his kids, I can hear the struggle in his voice. I relate pretty heavily to his reasoning as well. When you've had a rough go of it at certain points in your life, you feel it echoed in every bit of happiness that surrounds you. You get this creeping anxiety that you're feeding off something that isn't yours. As if you're trying to subsume this perceived 'good' you lacked in your life, with the 'good' in other's lives. Frankly, there's a lack of logic to our own minds sometimes that is often maddening to wrestle with.
his willingness to candidly talk about the darkness he experienced is jarring to the audience and you can sense in his voice that he is in fact still struggling and could potentially come undone. tbey're laughing out of uneasiness
"Was I happy, or was I just not aware...."
MetrazolElectricity That begs the question of what constitutes success.
Anon B Happiness- the cruel irony being that the more we strive for it, somehow the further away from it we get. Maybe.
It’s really not an either-or. We always lack a certain level of awareness, so he was happy.
I came here expecting a commentary about the film 'Happiness' (1998), but I stayed for an insightful and deep conversation with one of the best actors that ever lived. I, just as many other people, can relate to this an awful lot... and watching this makes me miss this extraordinary human being even more.
Oh, good - I forgot he was in "Happiness". It was the hardest movie I ever watched.
I thought the same thing.
Awesome film Happiness.. Will never forget it.. 👌
Great movie
@@larrybeckham6652 did you enjoy it
This is so insanely relevant to my recent state of mind that it is scary. Great stuff from a deep and thoughtful man!
I find him neurotic and unpleasant.
Alicia en el pais de las maravillas I made a response to creepy praise of a creep. Your approval is irrelevant.
+Rebazar Some thoughts you should not listen to. No matter how smart and eloquent.
Once you realise that you are not your thoughts, you become the master. I think he never understood that. He knew happiness, he just wasn't there when it happened.
Default mode network.
Cinqmil I noticed you mention Default Mode Network. Have you escaped the matrix as well? Do you perceive things differently than before? Can you see what truly matters in this life as compared to the nonstop barrage of thoughts pouring through your mind? Do you know the Truth and the Way yet? They are all that matters. It is not enough to reach full consciousness, not if you want to Truly BE complete. There is a Creator to our ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE as well the one we currently reside in. If YOU ARE AWAKE, please CALL OUT TO HIM, the ALPHA AND OMEGA, the great I AM. If you don't or you ignore Him. HE WILL be forced to leave you behind to remain in this faux reality of our minds. Also BE ALERT just because there is an overall great Creator of the Universe does not mean that He is running this universe. He handed it over to another creature shortly after our Creation. This is his dominion, which is why he can and will continue to oppress your thoughts if you aren't careful. Watch out! Be careful that you never, ever go back on Default Mode. My prayers are with you and may You Be Blessed.
@@StephenAndrew777I find YOU neurotic and unpleasant. Not him.
I used to call Hoffman the king of supporting actors but unknowingly to me he was really a master of all actors. RIP Master "Learning how to die, is therefore learning how to live."
I love these videos, I hope you keep making them and making them.
thank you for watching. more to come.
***** what will you do next Whitney Huston
"too much coffee "
I get bored of talented artists keeping their hard drug use under wraps so as to not influence them somehow. but when you're messing around as with heroin, oxy, Coke, amps, one must envisage a shortened lives found dead wth a needle in their arm.
I did love him as an actor and thigh the was lucid snd astute and other than the above, very honest.
HostDisorder They are under enormous amounts of pressure and stress. They are human an shouldn't be looked down upon because of drug use. Phillip was clean for 20 years before he relapsed. Addiction is a disease and will power alone doesnt do the trick. Of course they arnt going to broadcast their drug use to the world. One becuase it can effect their carrers and more than that they are role models and people look up to them so they dont advertise or condone their use. More than anything it is their right to privacy an we dont have a right to judge them. Give him a little slack, addiction is one of the most intense and misunderstood diseases on the planet an even modern day doctors and science cant quite figure it out or work out a efficient way to fight it. Addiction is a mental, physical, spiritual, social, and environmental disease.
Jesus can and will heal addiction. Immediately without withdrawals or therapy. Pray to God. Ask Him to for help, Seek Him and His word out, Call out to Him. For if you ask, you shall receive, if you seek, you will surely find, and if you knock He will answer. This is not a metaphor or alliteration, this is True. If you do these things in faith and hope, which means that you actually expect results and therefore are open and waiting on Him to reveal Himself, He will and He does. I was addicted to amphetamines for four years and opioid drugs for several years before that. I couldn't face the harshness of reality as an adult and life on this Earth. It is because I am not of this Earth. I was not created for it at all. But we are here. We do not have to suffer like we have been though, serving no purpose. He has a purpose for our lives and our suffering, just ask Him to show you. Please. I pray that You hear Him when He calls. Listen and WAKE UP!
Listening to this broke my heart. He was so unhappy.
Everything he said just made me think how much help this guy needed.
There was some writer who said, "We aren't over the past, the past isn't even past yet."
@@jackxiao9702it's a hard pill to swallow but makes perfect sense.... 😔
Really insightful reflections on the human condition from a deep, troubled and wonderful soul that will be missed dearly.
"Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live" might be one of truest quotes ever about life.
Laughter from the audience makes this quite dark indeed...
I wonder if the audience doesn't laugh as a prevention against howling at the pain Hoffman is articulating for them all. I don't have a sense the laughter is because what they're hearing is funny.
I didn't really get that. The laughter is more of a sympathetic or understanding sort...
So tragically sad! What a tremendous loss for all of us who came to appreciate his work and especially for those who loved him.
I never thought I would ever meditate, but meditation is the key to happiness. Not because meditating makes you happy in, and of itself, but because meditation allows you to let go of the past and your fears of the future, and just be. The quote in the details section is not a quote from PSH, but a quote from Buddhist teachings.
when he admitted to his fear of death I got a really eerie and melancholy feeling, RIP Philly, you'll be missed
Best tribute to Philip that's been ever done.
Some time I return to some of the gems of blank on blank.
This channel was sooo ahead of its time, and unfortunately the algorithm doesn't promote quality but quantity.
Whoever is behind this channel, thank you, deeply
This is such an honest declaration, it feels so close it scares me. Beautiful trouble soul this man was. Empathy, that´s all it´s about., we connect with each other, everyday...are we aware?. Also , "Learning how to die, and so learning how to live...", the truest quote ever.
I love these so much. it's like waking life but popular people sharing their inspiring insights
Grimy Reaper I was thinking the same thing!!!
And with well-done cartoon animation rather than just rotoscoping live-action footage and putting it through a wiggle filter.
Whats sad is that people are laughing. The honesty and philosophical depth of his answers are not a laughing matter. What he's saying is incredibly raw and deep. They are laughing because they don't understand what he is actually saying.
This is very sad to see after his death. He tells them from the start he struggles with addiction issues and they giggle.
I've been thinking about this same thing as regards Bill Cosby. He joked about his childhood and people laughed, but listening again he's describing severe child abuse. -Does not excuse his choices, but that surely harmed his view of "Normal." I was sad that I'd once laughed.
There is this interview with Chester Bennington, where he tries to talk about depression, and the radio guy just can't handle it, joking and all...
I know what you mean.
Well in the audiences
Defense he masked it with coffee references which is a little more cross cultural
Cmon don’t put that on the audience. He was talking about coffee, can’t expect them to realize that could parallel a largely secretive heroin addiction
@@kevinmac2298 yeah reading between lines and knowing what analogies are isn’t that hard. People knew about his struggles with addiction prior to this.
He will be missed
This is the most self-aware thing I have ever heard. It's sad that no amount of self-awareness can save you from yourself.
Thank you for uploading these videos. They're beautiful
Sublime. Deserves soo much more visibility! Keep up the good work guys.
The animation and subject material of these are precious. Always interesting.
Please, never stop posting these beautiful and inspiring videos. :)
One of my favorite actors of all time. Such a brilliant gem.
Loved this and the whole series it gives a beautiful glimpse into these peoples lives very wonderfully done!
Amazingly brightly spoken.
I relate to this on many levels, so thank you to everyone who put it together and to PSH for being an incredible human being.
Thanks for making this tribute to one of my favourite actors. ;-;
thank goodness he put everything i was thinking into words.. or acknowledged that they have to be put into words. Thank you so much for making this video!!
Rest in peace, Philip
This channel is incredible. It's the first thing I do every morning!
I know what he means. Having too much happiness can break you and you don't want to be happy all the time because you know something will upset you make u deppressed, and then you're so accustomed to being happy that you forget what it's like to be depressed and when you are it likes waking up from a dream and it breaks you down.
Amazing...as a writer I love his POV. I miss this fantastic actor and my prayers to his children.
this broke my heart in the most beautiful way
I know you will never see this but, Mr.Philip Seymour Hoffman I never would have put it that way, but that's it.
I've been so out of tune with everything that I didn't realize he was dead till I looked down and saw the comments. I loved this video, the first time I've heard him talk about facing death. And then learning right after that he finally faced that moment. It just struck me.
I still go back to this one every once in a while.
I miss him so much. He was genuinely one of my favorite actors. I was crushed when he died - didn’t want to believe it.
Thank you so much for this great channel. I love the David Foster Wallace and Elliott Smith ones. Thank you. These videos comfort my anxious mind.
Rest in peace, sir. PSH was an amazing artist. say no to drugs, kids. I'm from Philly. home of heron, homelessness and death. it kills so many, so often.
Word
philly heron is my favourite bird
+Tony Walton: "It kills so many, so often." R.I.P. fish and frogs. ⚰
I always felt like there was some veracity and a glimpse of truthfulness in Mr. Hoffman's actings. It's amazing how people can sense, and feel certain things without knowing a fact.
Love what you do! Must be tons of work but do know that it is hugely appreciated
Great actor. He had so much more to offer us. Addiction is such an awful thing but he will forever be with us in the movies he was in. RIP Mr. Hoffman. You were absolutely brilliant.
Blank on blank should do a piece on Alan Rickman.
As well as a piece on Alan Watts.
YOU should.
Some of the expressions are spot on. Super job.
Great video series. Absolutely love all the videos.
Wow, in the light of what happened, this is so sad, once again (and it's happened to me about 25 times,) I've fallen in love with a celebrity who ends up suicide or OD's. I'm just attracted to that, I relate to it. I really thought that this man was so talented, and he was! But why are artists so often full of pain? I think they would not be so good at expressing those feelings if they could not relate to them.
I miss this man. One of the few and true artist whose mastery and dedication to his craft put him that cream of the crop. RIP💯💯
Really enjoyed Philip Seymour Hoffman diving deep into what it means for ANYone to be happy, and actually Aware of it.
Hoffman is among my favorite actors. A brilliant man.
Deep guy. Shame the artistic ones are always the wounded.
word mutube.. but the worst nowadays is, everybody wants to be an artist, without even being wounded, or have a real need for expression. It's greed, wanting the stage, for no other reason than to be on stage.
Authenticity is everything.
NOT a deep guy, a fucked up and honest guy. The very fact that masses think of these words as "deep" shows how stupid we all are and how brainwashing society is.
He fought, and he was destroyed and miserable inside despite efforts. And nobody knows why.
I only respect him for all he managed to do positively in life while clean. The rest is just personal misery and bad behaviour.
Yes, we are.
Stones Jones wtf are you talking about? The qualification for being an artist is being “wounded”? That’s fucking stupid and it romanticizes mental illness. Most artists probably just enjoy doing whatever they do. And that’s more important than some fucking wounded, hurt bullshit
etre belle you suck
I Love you, always did, where ever you, you left a great job and immortality in it.
I have alot of respect and admiration for this actor. I connected with him in a few of his movies and it showed me that he is very talented. I haven't seen all of his roles, but as Dusty in Twister (one of my favorites), Scotty in Boogie Nights (also a favorite), Mr. Lebowski's manservant in The Big Lebowski, and many of his other roles showed me that he was able to adapt to his given role and show that he can handle it. Being a former addict myself I understood the grip that addiction plays on all of our lives. We are ALL addicted to something from smoking, to drinking, to eating, to some form of activity. Nobody has ever been perfect since the beginning and the world is a little less bright without Philip.
I just watched 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' the other night, and Hoffman was just incredible (per usual) in that movie as well.
this is a fantastic series
these videos are amazing.
how refreshing to see truth and to sense truth
Ouch.That was gut wrenching you guys.
RIP PSH
Just saw a series on Netflix (airing in 2016-11) called "Too Young to Die." They did one just on PSH, and suddenly there was some of this work by Patrick Smith onscreen! I hope more documentaries feature "Blank on Blank" work; it added a nice texture to the video excerpts. Congratulations to the team.
I usually don't take much of what celebrities say into account, but Phillip had self-awareness on a preternatural level! This kind of self-awareness is not learned but ultimately is a gift. This also goes a long way in explaining his amazing ability to create characters that were uncannily real. Basically, Phillip kept it 100%!
This is so philosophical yet so true.
I have to listen to this interview at least once a year. It's weirdly very therapeutic...
I loved your work Phil
How he described meditation is exactly how I'd describe a psychedelic experience. Coming face to face with death and accepting it and living there for awhile. When you do, your trip is beautiful.
What he describe at the beginning is more or less the definition of addiction. He was a favorite of mine. I miss his talent. I miss him.
yes that sentence learning how to die is learning how to live gave me the chills
Thank you Blank on Blank
I love your work. Nice Job
The beginning... encapsulates me and my depression.
Truthful insights on life that not many can handle.
his words are so powerful
Brilliant man, great actor sad that he couldn't find a way to sustain some way of happiness for himself and what he says here is incredibly honest and true
Just discovered yesterday love these videos man
RIP dude. Your work lives on.
You are doing epic work! Bows
People confuse happiness with contentment.
Seymour didn't experience happiness with his children, or other loved ones, you're feeling joy in that moment.
When you're at home, stuffing your face, watching your favorite show,; drinking you're drink, you're content - this is happiness - you want for nothing; all of your creature comforts are apeased.
Damn man Phillip Seymour Hoffman was one smart, insightful dude.
Genius, OMG ... He was the BEST! He embodied the character emotionally and became the person he played PSH - RIP
That audience laughter just during the intro is genuinely fucking haunting.
These videos are refined genius
What a brilliant, unreal talent. 46. Too soon. He had so much more to share with us. Artists are frequently tortured, which is why they're so special.
Wow, great video, as always.
I miss this channel!!!
Yes If I only Knew THen What I Am NOW SO Very Grateful 🙏❤️😊 THANKFUL!
Love this man so much
This is art, love and joynes
the best years of our lives indeed
These videos are awesome ^^
I miss this man so much.
Great videos,love them.
When he talks about how you can be happy when someone gets something so awful and brutal on paper because it's so real makes me think of the movie Punch Drunk Love, which he was in. That movie is so stressful and hard to watch but it captures the feeling of stress so well
There's a kind of epic sadness in watching this, and realizing that this gentleman is no longer with us.
love this man
outstanding animation
How i miss this great and smart actor.
RIP Philip. You left us far too soon. xx
I knew these clichés would be amongst the comments. Didn't guess they would be together from a single person.
brilliant man, RIP