@film.discussion: The secret history of one of cinema’s most iconic roles! 🤯 Dustin Hoffman spills the tea: Mike Nichols was aiming for a six-foot, blonde Robert Redford type for *The Graduate*. Hoffman was apparently scraping the bottom of the barrel by the time he got the audition and *panicked* after reading the script, thinking the part would actually ruin his emerging career. The lesson in embracing the unexpected—and what a director is *really* looking for—is huge! #DustinHoffman #TheGraduate #ActingTips #CastingStory #FilmFacts

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