Ethan Hawke recalled some harsh criticism he got from Philip Seymour Hoffman that helped his performance in “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.”
While talking about his career with Vanity Fair, the actor revealed that he got a stern talking to by Hoffman while on a break between takes of the Sidney Lumet film. It was that moment that helped him figure out everything he needed to know about the character.
“Phil was great – and by that, I mean, he didn’t suffer fools lightly,” Hawke said. “He was one of those people that it just felt life and death to him whether or not we did the scene well.
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