The journalist Jeff Simon described Hoffman as "probably the most in-demand character actor of his generation", but Hoffman claimed never to take it for granted that he would be offered roles.
Novinar Jeff Simon opisao je Hoffmana "vjerojatno najtraženijim karakternim glumcem svoje generacije", ali Hoffman je tvrdio da uloge koje su mu se nudile nikada nije uzimao zdravo-za-gotovo.