Cooper Hoffman Is Figuring Out How to Succeed -- and Survive -- in Hollywood

Cooper Hoffman says he’s still learning how to “succeed—and survive—in Hollywood” while processing the absence of his father, Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died in 2014 at 46. In an interview near breakfast at Morandi in New York’s West Village, Hoffman recalled watching the New York Knicks’ historic playoff run from London after attending a wedding, noting that his father not being there added “a layer of sadness.” He also addressed the public’s tendency to conflate his grief with his father’s legacy. Hoffman credits Hollywood connections—director Paul Thomas Anderson included—for guiding his path, while highlighting projects such as I Want Your Sex and Poetic License.