Interesting.

[ash48]

For those who have been passed over because of the way they look. Interesting realisation by Dustin Hoffman when preparing for Tootsie.

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I mostly love hearing actors talk about performing and Dustin is a very thoughtful actor. I thought his epiphany was very honest (and sadly true).

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[ayane42]

yeah, i watched that the other day and was trying to explain it to my husband. now he thinks i'm beautiful, which is awesome, after 28 years he still thinks that, sincerely.

but yeah, i'm not extraordinary or anything like that, i'm not Jenifer Aniston or whoever else is currently beautiful. but yeah, that's wild. do guys think that? well at least Dustin did prior to his realization.

it made me think of all my girl friends in real life and i never really look for beauty or whatever, just that they have things in common with me. or even my customers, i think they are all cool and attractive.

interesting for sure!

[ash48]

Hey,

That's lovely to hear about your husband. Mine is exactly the same. I'd say we are lucky to have those positive affirmations each day (I certainly know I am blessed by having him in my life). I chatted to my hubby about it too and whereas he says he wouldn't judge a person by the way they look he agrees that it does often occur - and more often than we probably think. For Dustin, I get the feeling that it was also a Hollywood thing. It felt like he'd made those judgements in his career - the film industry would be particularly brutal when it comes to looks. I think film Tootsie highlighted a lot of those issues also.

xx

[gekizetsu]

Wow. Wow, wow wow.

[ash48]

Yeah, that was my reaction when I first watched it. ;)
xx

[harrigan]

I had seen that before recently, but I'm *really* glad you thought to share it. It's worth seeing!

[ash48]

I only saw this this morning and it really moved me. I don't often share all the stuff I see outside of LJ, but this one just grabbed me.

[alienat]

I love that vid. I've seen in on tumblr before I think, but it's worth watching it a second and third and a forth time. I feel touched that he's still so affected by that experience, even years later. Everyone should watch this and think a little about how they see people. It happens often enough that some of us are overlooked, for dating or other things.

[ash48]

Hi,

Yes. I think Dustin makes what we already know very personal and therefore makes it more poignant somehow. I think people most definitely can be overlooked because of their appearance - and often have to work extra hard to be noticed.

[amnisias]

It's great hearing actors talk about their work. Dustin Hoffman did the 'Desert Island Disc' show on BBC Radio 4 last year, and he was a great guest, entertaining, insightful and reflective. Apparently he's been in therapy for forever, and it shows - in a good way! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p314n - not sure you can access it from abroad, though....)

I'm wondering whether he the reason he teared up like that was because he was thinking of a specipif person that he did not pursue because he got distracted by appearance....

[ash48]

Oh I love Desert Island Discs. We often dl the BBC podcasts to listen to the. I will make sure we grab this one. Thank you.

I get the feeling that he might be talking about a specific person - or at least a very personal experience. I get the feeling there was a lot of soul searching done to give us that performance as Tootsie.