What Dustin Hoffman has said about Tootsie

2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 9, 2026

Dustin Hoffman, American actor who got Hill his first audition, has been quoted on Tootsie 2 times in 1 episode of SmartLess, most recently on November 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Hoffman says Tootsie was conceived to show how difficult it is for actors to find work, not as a film about playing a woman.

    “This was not about playing a woman. This was about the intention that what started the whole movie is how most actors don't work”

    SmartLess: "Dustin Hoffman" (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 29:50

  • Hoffman credits Elaine May with solving Tootsie's third-act problems after many writers failed.

    “A person who really saved this movie was none other than Elaine May”

    SmartLess: "Dustin Hoffman" (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 35:34

Episodes

  • "Dustin Hoffman"

    SmartLess · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h 8 min

    Dustin Hoffman joins SmartLess hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes to discuss acting craft, Rain Man, Tootsie, Laurence Olivier and his memoir Look at Me.

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