I know how to be strong. I know how to be ruthless. It's part of my nature. I wouldn't be an actor… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I became an actor because I didn't know what else to do. Academically, I wasn't good. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
When I was a young guy, I knew everything. Now I know very little. I know less and less as the time… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I enjoy painting. I don't know if I'm good at it, but I paint. I paint very quickly. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
People ask me how did you choose the part and how did you prepare for this work? I just learned the lines… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I always liked to take the plunge, you know, I'd jump in at the deep end and hope that I'd find land… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to liberate yourself from what you've learned. You know it's almost impossible because you learn in order to survive. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I'm just an actor. It's the way the script is written, and it's easy. I don't have think about it. When you… — 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
I look in the mirror and I see the lines, but I don't care. It's a good time. I don't know why… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Mortality is the great rescuer, it finally takes you out of everything, and that makes life good.Read Carl Jung. It makes life… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
When you're younger you have a lot of ideas and you're probably more insecure, all those things. I work with young actors… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I do my job, and I do what I’m paid to do and I’m always prepared. I prepare by learning the text… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
There are people who are convinced supernatural forces are at work, but I've no idea. I suspect 'possession' might be a psychological… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I do the best I can - I know my way around [Russian method acting pioneer] Stanislavski, but I can't take myself… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a musician. I just wanted to be famous because I wanted to escape from what I felt was… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it. I think we ask too many questions of ourselves. We make too… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I think Julianne Moore is very, very good. I've worked with her. We did Surviving Picasso. I remember one scene we did… — 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
![“I do the best I can - I know my way around [Russian method acting pioneer] Stanislavski, but I can't take myself seriously like that. I respect people who do it, of course. I just think I'm lucky to still be working at 73. You reach a point in life where you just think, "Show up, do your job, make…” quote by Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/anthony-hopkins-1334_acting_i-do-the-best-i-can-i-know-my-way-around_813114.jpg)
