Philip Seymour Hoffman's Poignant Thoughts on Happiness

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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Poignant Thoughts on Happiness
Credit: Blank on Blank

"Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live," Philip Seymour Hoffman said in 2012.

To Hoffman, there was nothing as crucial to happiness as the awareness and acceptance of death. Living in the moment leads to happiness, which is only possible after we've accepted what will be the end.

This candid chat is a segment taken from a larger conversation with The New School philosophy professor Simon Critchley at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. Blank on Blank took the poignant interview and added animation to underscore the message.

Hoffman passed away in February, giving the video a surreal tone as he speaks about death as an alien concept, far away and intangible.

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