Dustin Hoffman has been married to his second wife for thirty years, which by Hollywood standards is an eternity…so, you would think he is a romantic of sorts.
Think again!
Per Huffington Post, this is what Dustin said on the New York press junket, while promoting his new movie, Little Fockers:
“There is nothing more unnatural than family or marriage. That’s why they’re both so difficult. You just wake up and suddenly clunk, you’re ready. ‘Okay, I guess that’s it.'”
So, what does Hoffman propose we all do? He says we should not even bother picking out a mate and let others do the task for us.
Hoffman urged: “Arranged marriages I think make a lot of sense because you’re not under the pressure of being in love. It’s an easy contract. You don’t have to like each other and then whatever happens, happens.”
As if that weren’t bad enough, Hoffman continued: “There’s nothing wrong with courting or romance, it just shouldn’t have to go into a contractual phase, which is marriage.”
Say what Tootsie?!
His younger Little Fockers co-star Owen Wilson stood up for romance by saying: “It does seem to take some of the romance out of courting though.”
