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We're still shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, but perhaps there were signs just as recently as last month that the actor was not doing well.

Hoffman spoke with magazine publisher John Arundel at the Sundance Film Festival just two weeks ago, and he chatted about his struggles with substance abuse. Arundel told the New York Post, "He said, 'I'm a heroin addict.'" Arundel added that he didn't immediately recognize the actor, and it was only after Hoffman removed his hat that he had any idea who he was. Arundel said that Hoffman candidly stated, "'I just got out of rehab.' Obviously, he wanted people to know he was in recovery mode."

It's not clear whether Hoffman was using heroin at the film festival, but as far as his appearance, another source tells Us Weekly, "He didn't look like someone who took care of himself." Hoffman was not in the mood to promote his new film A Most Wanted Man, and he even got into an altercation with a photographer.

Hoffman's body was discovered in the bathroom of his West Village NYC apartment on Sunday. Authorities reportedly found the 46-year-old actor with a needle in his arm and recovered 65 bags of heroin at the scene.