- Dustin Hoffman has described filming the classic 1967 movie The Graduate as a “terrible experience” in an extract from his upcoming autobiography, Look at Me.
- The actor recalled feeling deeply insecure and miscast in the lead role of Benjamin Braddock, questioning why director Mike Nichols chose an ethnic Jewish actor to play an affluent White Anglo-Saxon Protestant character.
- Hoffman accused director Mike Nichols of displaying a “certain sadism” towards him, alleging that the filmmaker was irritable and exacerbated his insecurities on set.
- During production, Hoffman was forced to endure 27 takes of co-star Katharine Ross slapping him, which left him dizzy and ultimately contributed to a punctured eardrum during a subsequent pool scene.
- Hoffman's autobiography Look at Me is set to be published on 10 November, offering further insights into his career following his breakout role in the film.
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