I walked into the corner store on Friday night on Sunset Blvd. and I ended standing right next to Philip Seymour Hoffman in line. He was behind me as I was fumbling around for my money. I talked to him but I didn’t say too much. I said "HEY" and sort of let him know I was a fan. He was real nice. We didn’t have any sort of real conversation but It was sort of surreal standing in line with him. 

Living here, I bump into well-known actors all the time and like to say "oh, i don’t get star struck" but I found myself at a loss for words so I guess I must have been eh?

I really love the films he’s done. From the creepy guy in love with Dirk Diggler in "Boogie Nights" to Truman Capote…He just picks really good roles to play and does them really well.

Last night I was getting caught up on things recorded on the DVR and just happened to catch him on 20/20 plugging the film "Mission Impossible 3" with Tom Cruise. I’m wondering if he was leaving the store just coming back from that interview I saw. Weird and cool.

Speaking of Tom Cruise… He’s really become a caricature of himself huh? I’ll still see the movie (because I love a good action flick) but Tom really needs to quit doing his own PR. He’s turning into a Michael Jackson type of character and I don’t think he even knows it. Or maybe he does and it’s all part of some big Scientology Plan to rule the world :)