When asked in 2006 why he undertook such roles, Hoffman responded, "I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle.
Kada su ga 2006. godine pitali zbog čega pristaje tumačiti takve uloge, Hoffman je odgovorio: "Nije da tražim negativne likove; jednostavno tražim ljude koji se bore sami sa sobom.