WATCH: Dustin Hoffman Breaks Down Crying During Interview

Dustin lets his emotions get the best of him…

Dustin Hoffman cries while discussing his realization about the lives of women. By @AmericanFilm (via @Upworthy) http://t.co/pVvH6cXv45

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According to The Mary Sue, Dustin Hoffman has a soft side for women who are treated unfairly based on their appearance. The actor takes women’s rights issues to a new level in his past interview with AFI that was recently dug up, during which he describes his experience attempting to dress as a woman — only to realize that he would, in fact, not be a very attractive one. This crushed him, as he admitted he would not ask out a woman if she looked like him in lady-form no matter how interesting of a person she may be. What Dustin was saying made him realize that if he was born a woman instead of a man, he would have a very different, sad life according to the oppressive and “brainwashing” rules of beauty in society.

Way to stand up for what’s right, Dustin!

Watch Dustin’s heart-breaking interview below.

Dustin Hoffman on TOOTSIE and his character Dorothy MichaelsSubscribe to this channel for more exclusive videos from the AFI Archive: http://bit.ly/SubscribeAFI In this clip from the AFI Archive, actor Dustin Hoffman shares how the film TOOTSIE came to be and why he had to play the role of Dorothy Michaels. Follow AFI: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanFilmInstitute https://twitter.com/AmericanFilm https://instagram.com/americanfilminstitute http://www.afi.com2012-12-17T21:17:30.000Z

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