Mummy Buzz

Jul
11
2013

Why Posing As A Woman Drove Dustin Hoffman To Tears

It's not a comedy

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Have you seen the interview with Dustin Hoffman that has been making the rounds on social media lately? 

Even though it was shot in 2012, the AFI footage in which the Tootsie actor recalls planning for the film—about an unemployed man posing as a woman in order to get a job—has got people talking all over again. 
 
Posted on the Mary Sue, the archived interview sees Hoffman discussing what it was like to experience life as an overlooked woman. 
 
In speaking about the film, the actor eventually gets emotional. But not everyone is convinced that the sentiment is genuine.
 
Spill it. Were you moved by Hoffman's interview? Do you think he hit the nail on the head about gender roles?