Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE, is a Welsh actor of film, stage, and television. After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre. In 1968, he got his break in film in The Lion in Winter, playing King Richard the Lionheart...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth31 December 1937
CityMargam, Wales
If you're an alcoholic or a drug addict or something, we flirt with death. We pull ourselves to the brink of destruction and if we're lucky we pull ourselves back. We all have that in us.
No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.
I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette.
I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.
A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you going through it.
Acting's entertainment. It's not brain surgery.
I'm fascinated by the fact that we can't grasp anything about time.
Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.
I've got a great sense of humor.
My weak spot is laziness. Oh, I have a lot of weak spots: cookies, croissants.
I'm one of the slowest drivers on the road. I mosey along. If you're doing anything too fast, including living life too fast, that creates sudden death. If I have to be somewhere on time, I make sure I leave early enough.
Oh yes. I'm an actor, so I just learn my lines, and show up and do it. I gave it a little bit of thought.
I'm devious, cruel, cunning and addictive.