Dustin Hoffman recently recalled a situation in his life where he genuinely thought he was going to die. The Hollywood A-lister, speaking on a November 9 episode of Conan O'Brien's podcast, recalled a time when he was found in bed with a married woman.
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"I was having an affair with a married woman," Hoffman recalled. "And she thought that once her husband went to sleep, he stayed asleep."
The Meet The Fockers star noted that the incident occurred during his younger years. He had been invited over by the married woman after her husband had fallen to sleep.
"And there we are having a festival of sorts, and he walked in with a gun," he continued. "He pointed at me. And he said, I remember what he says, 'Get out, get out.'"
It was in that moment that Hoffman, now 89, thought he was going to die.
"When you have a gun pointed at you, first of all, that hole is much bigger than the actual hole," he recalled "And you realize how, any second, any second he's going to pull that trigger, because his finger is on the trigger. And you think ... and you realize, it's it ... I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die the next second."
Hoffman then admitted, "And you do anything, you will do anything, you know, to avoid getting killed."
Dustin Hoffman Has 94 Acting Credits to His Name
Fortunately for Hoffman, he came through the encounter unscathed. Well, apart from the trauma of having a gun pulled on him, of course.
Nevertheless, his surviving that encounter allowed him to share his acting gift with the world. Throughout his prestigious career, Hoffman has amassed 94 acting credits. He's played roles in huge hits such as The Graduate, Rain Man, Tootsie and more recently the Kung Fu Panda series and The Cobbler.
Hoffman is one of the most recognizable actors of his generation. He's won two Oscars and 65 awards overall, including an Annie Award for best voice acting and the 1999 Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
When it comes to Hoffman's generation of actors, not many did it better than he did.
