Oh how we’ll miss one of acting’s favorite treasures in Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the creator who left us earlier this year, gave us a few words of wisdom. This 5 minute short animated using a conversation with Simon Critchley recorded on December 22, 2012 at the Rubin Museum of Art, a team at PBS assembled a lovely animated short that captures the actor’s views on pleasure, happiness, and family as they relate to his own life. The short lets you get a glimpse into his mind, his insecurities and thought process, hit the play button below and remember the good days.

“Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live” – Philip Seymour Hoffman