24K views · 357 reactions | Philip Seymour Hoffman’s car-breakdown scene was so real that Sidney Lumet shot it in one long take because Hoffman refused to “act” it—he wanted to live it. He sat in the driver’s seat, built up the panic, and then exploded. The scream he lets out was completely unplanned, and the crew said it felt like watching someone actually fall apart. | Bettercinema | Facebook