respected as an actor. excuse me. it s a little windy out here. my eye is watering a little bit. we heard from rose arce who we saw in the neighborhood and who lived in the area. of all of the roles he s ever played, probably the role of father was the one he cherished the most. how much he loved his three children, small, young children that he had. it s a very sad situation all the way around. again, the news out here at metlife stadium in new jersey is starting to spread. a lot of reaction. a lot of people out here to celebrate. this news is hitting them and a lot of shock and sadness. nischelle, you just mentioned sundance awards or festival rather about 10 days ago. christa smith, cnn commentator and west coast editor of vanity fair is with us. now, i understand, krista, at sundance you actually interviewed him.
apartment. he won that roll as best actor in the academy awards for capote, 2005 film. earlier today a friend and colleague of his found his body in the bathroom of his west village apartment. according to susan candiotti, sources say heroin was located in the apartment and a needle was found in his arm. cnn producer is there outside the west village apartment belonging to philip seymour hoffman. rose, what are you learning and tell me about the scene there. i understand the body is still in that apartment. yes, i m nearby now. what i can tell you this is a man very much in the community, lives in the west village of manhattan for many years. his children and my daughter when to the same school, to the same preschool, to the same
entertainment, it would seem it would not serve him well to make it public. why? going back to a few min ago, how normal seeming he was. he was normal person, around, invisible to people. maybe secrets like that are hard to keep in may he spoke to tmz and said a great group of friends and family helped him seek the treatment he needed at the time. give me an this neighborhood, rose arce was explaining she was a neighbor. her children went to school with his children. everybody in the neighborhood knew him. even after he was winning the oscar he was taking his kids to school. no big deal. clearly had a lot of pride in the craft of being an actor. absolutely. the thing so striking about philip seymour hoffman, everybody has a different favorite movie, everybody
seemed like he was always there. as often as he could, he was present. he used to ride his bike around with his kids on the back seat. he would turn around at the light and give them a kiss. he was very active and concerned about where the community was going, that it was friendly, safe, maintained its historic value, just like any person. rose arce, producer for cnn. helped to humanize an oscar winning actor known for brilliant film, most notably for capote, now a better understanding of him as a father of three. your children together there in the west village. in the meantime, host of reliable sources brian, you,
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