I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that he let me do things. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I still don't know what the film was about because all I remember is a whole lot of technical dialogue about a… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Shakespeare's so bloody difficult, and I don't like failure. You can fail on film, but there's nobody actually there in the flesh… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I can't stand directors who try to micro-manage everything. When it happens these days I just walk off set, saying if they… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Things have changed so much now. Everything is downloaded onto computers. I'm not a computer-savvy guy, but with downloading the movie industry… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I know that some actors and directors like to have intensity on set. I don't, particularly. Certainly, if they want that, that's… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I could stay making nice safe BBC movies for the rest of my life, so I decided to risk it. It was… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
What is so liberating about this whole business is when you see that, you know, big movies are going to come out,… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I watched a film with a very famous, great, great actor, I won't mention his name because everyone loves his memory, but… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Oliver Stone is a great director and I've seen many films over the years, but I try to create stuff out of… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
There's no truth in acting, it's all a trick, because you go on stage in front of sets, you're on film -… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I'll do anything to keep everyone laughing. Things get too intense on film sets. I remember on The Elephant Man, I used… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I think the first British actor who really worked well in cinema was Albert Finney. He was a back-street Marlon Brando. He… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I don't have any expectations about my films. If they're good, they're good - if they're not, they're not. About 10 years… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I visualized a lot of things happening to me, because I was a lonely kid because I didn't understand anything about school. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
I watched a film with a very famous, great, great actor, I won't mention his name because everyone loves his memory, but I thought,… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
Danger is the spice of life and you’ve got to take a risk now and then…that’s what makes life worthwhile. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he looked like… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
The knighthood was a tremendous honour, I don't dismiss it. But I feel embarrassed by the flowery, theatrical stuff that goes with being an… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
Most of my last 30 years have been like that. Results and manifestations of things I'd dreamed of as a young kid and wanted… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
I used to be a bit obsessed by acting but not anymore. I do enjoy acting but I probably enjoy it more now because… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
I just learn my lines, go on set. Do my preparation, whatever that is. Have a cup of coffee. Say hello to everyone. And… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share
