Film Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

Jonathan Demme is a very sharp editor of his movies.

— Anthony Hopkins

It was a challenge, to work with Oliver Stone.

— Anthony Hopkins

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

I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that he let me do things.

— Anthony Hopkins

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

I could stay making nice safe BBC movies for the rest of my life, so I decided to risk it. It was…

— Anthony Hopkins

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

— Anthony Hopkins

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

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

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

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

What is so liberating about this whole business is when you see that, you know, big movies are going to come out,…

— Anthony Hopkins

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

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

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

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

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

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