Dustin Hoffman is set to release a new memoir.
The 88-year-old actor – who is one of the most decorated actors of his generation – has announced plans to release a new memoir called Look at Me.
“After 88 remarkable years, and decades of wanting to write this memoir, I’ve finally done it. I look forward to sharing it with you,” he said in a statement.
The book, described by its publisher as a “jubilant romp” through Hoffman’s career, will be published on November 10 through Simon and Schuster imprint Simon Six.
The memoir tells his story through his acclaimed work, including 1967’s The Graduate and 1982’s Tootsie.
In a statement shared with People, the book’s editor, Jonathan Karp, said: “Look at Me has the same qualities so many of us have enjoyed in Dustin Hoffman’s films. It is full of artistry, passion, character and wit.”
Hoffman is one of the most successful actors of all time, winning numerous accolades during the course of his career.
However, the veteran movie star previously admitted to feeling self-conscious about his appearance.
Hoffman – who was the shortest kid in his high-school class in Los Angeles – told GQ in 2017: “You can say it, I’m ugly, I’m ugly!
“I always joke, they’ll have the sexiest man in the world or whatever on the cover of People, and I’ll say, ‘Sorry, honey, never gonna make this cover!’ And I never have, because I figure, well, yeah, you’ve gotta be handsome.”
Despite his success, Hoffman still holds onto some of the insecurities from his childhood.
The actor – who studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music before he decided to go into acting – explained: “What you feel about yourself for the first few years of your life never disappears, particularly in the formative years.
“You come to terms with it in a certain way but it’s painful. And you can work through that pain. But I think you keep vestiges of all your pain.”
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