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The Rain Man legend was due to see Beckett in Paris, France to discuss a possible production of his play Waiting for Godot, but Hoffman never turned up.

Recalling the incident to Britain's Guardian Weekend magazine, he says, ""At one point I was supposed to meet Samuel Beckett in a bar in Paris to do a revival of Godot, and I stood him up. I just kept walking round the block, I couldn't go in the door.

""I pretended, 'Oh, I didn't know it was today.' I wish I had known the man. (I feel) ashamed of myself.""

Hoffman admits he struggled to come to terms with his decision to stand up Beckett, adding, ""It took a few years.""