Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness @BlankonblankOrg

Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

"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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