Caden cotard ( philip seymour hoffman ) is a theater director , with all of the hangups and self-pity , all the grandiosity and sniffles , all the arrogance and fear , typical of his job .
You will not , however , improve your case by bombarding the hiring manager with telephone calls and voicemail messages ( or hangups ) , e-mails , facebook messages , faxes , twitters , and other multitudinous possible methods of communication .