Justin Long

Justin Long Instagram – Thinking about Phil Hoffman today. Can’t believe it’s been 9 years…
Sam Rockwell and I were shooting the movie “Galaxy Quest” (my first) in the summer of ‘99. One day Sam said “My friend Phil is gonna stop by a little later”. I tried to play it cool but it must’ve been obvious how excited I was at even the possibility that the “Phil” he was referring to was “Seymour Hoffman”. When he drove up to where we all were, I was immediately struck by how boisterous and jokey he was with Sam and our other friend, Leif – definitely not a “Philip” but a “Phil”. Knowing what a huge fan I was, Sam wanted to introduce us and I am forever grateful that he did. When I was the young eager actor you see in this picture, Phil was an acting god to me – my Meryl Streep or Marlon Brando. He still is. Whenever I’m stuck in a scene I often find myself thinking “What would Phil do?” – it always grounds me in the truth. When I think of him now I can also still hear his laugh. He’d laugh so hard he’d get a little wheezy and his eyes glistened with emerging tears – full and bold and lacking even a hint of self-consciousness. He laughed the way he acted. Today I’m missing both ❤️ #tbt | Posted on 03/Feb/2023 06:34:55