Phillip Seymour Hoffman found dead

[Black]

Crazy. You see these people on the screen and get lost in their characters only to forget the reality we all live.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4713623?1391366139

[system admin]

Wow. That really does hit you when you see that happen.

[diesel101]

Sad makes me wonder what drives people to that.

[system admin]

For celebrities, I think its the FAME, Money, and the fact that they have no privacy. I think they live in a fantasy world and it grabs ahold of people tightly. Thats just my take on it.

[Igifuno]

What a shame. Very talented actor. Sober over 20 years before relapsing. Unreal

[Black]

For celebrities, I think its the FAME, Money, and the fact that they have no privacy. I think they live in a fantasy world and it grabs ahold of people tightly. Thats just my take on it.

I completely agree. We view the famous as lucky and desire to be them and have their wealth. But its not always all the glamour some think.

I couldn't imagine being famous. I don't like attention nor to be bothered. Imagine a simple stroll to the market, with cameras flashing in your face and people following/chasing you.

Not to mention, getting your mindset ready for a role. Delving into character to point where you become them. Then its all over and you're supposed to go back yourself? After awhile, who are you? It would take some serious psychological control. Obviously, there are actors/actresses capable of this. But I can see how difficult that could be.

[Hazard]

^^^^ I'd like to give it a shot :-p

[diesel101]

I would be a bigger a$$hole than I am now if I were rich and famous!

[derekkpapa1]

it's not allways fame and money-that's the ones you hear about and that make big deal about, unless it hits close to home(hopefully not)

[diesel101]

it's not allways fame and money-that's the ones you hear about and that make big deal about, unless it hits close to home(hopefully not)

Very true!

[kelkel]

That's a shame. But 46 years old! Damn, thought he was much older.

[Black]

That's a shame. But 46 years old! Damn, thought he was much older.

I did too.

I know its naive to think everyone who uses narcotics is a junkie (no job, not capable of standard human responsibilities, etc), but to see someone who is talented and accomplished by such means is always an initial surprise/shock to me.

[Hazard]

I did too.

I know its naive to think everyone who uses narcotics is a junkie (no job, not capable of standard human responsibilities, etc), but to see someone who is talented and accomplished by such means is always an initial surprise/shock to me.

Those without jobs and are homeless are the visible junkies. They abuse narcotics and can't hide the damage. The constant struggle for money and drugs runs them down.

Those with money...... Are the functioning users. They have access to whatever they need..... They don't have to worry about how to get their next fix. They live day in an day out with the ability to get high whenever they want. You can't tell these people have a problem until its too late.

[DAAS]

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[GirlyGymRat]

Gosh.i thought he was MUCH older. :/


Pity. He couldn't reach out for help.

[Honkey_Kong]

He's on a long list of people who thought they could chase the dragon. Pity, but it wasn't fame that did it to him. It was him being a pu$$y and a coward. I have no sympathy for drug addicts who die

[lovbyts]

Sad makes me wonder what drives people to that.

I think part of it is there are always people around who catter to these guys/girls. Willing to be runner and get them anything/everything they want, even if they dont want it at first. Starts out with drinking excessivly then trying something stupid like x,y,z because other people are doing it also and they SEEM to be having fun.

Some people are a lot more suceptable or have an adictive personality than others and can be hooked right away. Chemical addiction is hard to beat. The brain endorphins tell you that you need it to feel good or feel normal.

I have had several friends go down that path and many have never recovered fully, always on the verge of going down that dark path and most are never quite the same as they use to be. It's really sad.

I have felt the pull from substance before and it's scary but I have the mindset that anything that makes me feel like that makes me stop, walk away or run. I dont like to feel I'm not in 100% control of my actions. That being said why did I get married???? lol

[Honkey_Kong]

I think part of it is there are always people around who catter to these guys/girls. Willing to be runner and get them anything/everything they want, even if they dont want it at first. Starts out with drinking excessivly then trying something stupid like x,y,z because other people are doing it also and they SEEM to be having fun.

Some people are a lot more suceptable or have an adictive personality than others and can be hooked right away. Chemical addiction is hard to beat. The brain endorphins tell you that you need it to feel good or feel normal.

I have had several friends go down that path and many have never recovered fully, always on the verge of going down that dark path and most are never quite the same as they use to be. It's really sad.

I have felt the pull from substance before and it's scary but I have the mindset that anything that makes me feel like that makes me stop, walk away or run. I dont like to feel I'm not in 100% control of my actions. That being said why did I get married???? lol

See this is the whole thing though. You have a choice on whether or not you're going to be like that. You chose not to. Those guys made the wrong choice. They make piss-poor life choices and then try to pull the "it's not my fault, I'm an addict, it's a disease" bullshit. They'll refuse the responsibility for their problem and use that as ways to justify their continued bad choices.

[crazy_rocks]

The youtube conspiracy people are already blaming his death on the Illuminati.

[ChrisG217]

Yep, I don't feel one bit sad about this either. His life, his choice. I just hate how the media try's to garner attention and sympathy for these celebrities that OD. Man I remember the whole Whitney Houston episode..... they raised the flag on half mast for her!!!! Now that is bullshit!

[Shol'va]

70 bags of horse in his room, 70 bags of horse, take one down and pass it around, 70 bags of horse in his room. Definitely no pain and no gain......He was a one mans partay animal for sure and when he did something he went all out. Can someone say felony possession. Makes me wonder if somehow they will charge his estate at death for being in possession of that much drugs. Somehow I could see that happening. where the feds come in and put a lein on his estate and charge his estate several thousand dollars for him being in possession of illegal drugs at death. You all know the government any way to get every penny a man ever earned before during and after death....Knock Knock, hi we are from the government IRS branch and we're here to fvck you out of your last dollar, cause we can...Philip hopefully you find peace in the after life since you struggled and never found it here. Sad situation to be rich and famous and wealthy and not be happy and content. I'd rather be happy content and poor than struggle with all his burdens in life. Not that a lot of moolah wouldn't help though..

[Times Roman]

He died again?

Damn that's twice now, cuz he just died the other day too!

[Shol'va]

He died again?

Damn that's twice now, cuz he just died the other day too!

Sounds like a whole lotta dying goin on lately...

[TheChosen1]

Sorry to be so heartless but I feel no grief or sympathy when someone famous has taken their own life through narcotic overdose. It's not like accidental with pain pills.

[thegodfather]

Sorry to be so heartless but I feel no grief or sympathy when someone famous has taken their own life through narcotic overdose. It's not like accidental with pain pills.

That makes absolutely no sense what so ever. The difference in route of administration makes one overdose accidental while the other is not? I'd even argue that the INVERSE of your contention is true. It is more likely that an intravenous overdose is accidental, while an overdose due to PO narcotic pain pills is far more unlikely to be an accident, as the dose would have to be much larger than what the person normally ingests, and the onset is at least 20 minutes, whilst someone injecting an unknown dosage intravenously has about an 8 second lead time before they know that their dose is going to cause respiratory arrest, and the majority are probably never aware that they have overdosed....

[lovbyts]

LoL. I think what he is referring to is how there are so many accidental deaths by overdose of prescription medication and pain pills not necessarily do to abuse but accidental mixing with other prescription meds or just having a bad reaction

[Rwy]

Ive messed around with a lot of drugs in my life but you have to be a ****ing fool to stick that shit in your arm. 9/10 are hooked after the first hit.

[xt1nkt]

So sad to see this happen! He was a great actor, at least he is forever cemented in his films for eternity.