Movie Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

8 Movie quotes by Anthony Hopkins

Hopkins delivers his thoughts on cinema with the same gravitas he brings to his roles. These eight excerpts are a concise portrait of his reflective, often philosophical view of the moving‑image world.

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I’m not being cynical, but when you’re doing a movie you have a number of choices as an actor. Then you see…

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

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Ryan Gosling. He was a good kid, good actor. I like him very much. What was the name of the movie? I've…

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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…

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And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you going through it.

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I don't have people following me around, like bodyguards. I don't know how people live like that. Maybe the young movie stars…

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Jonathan Demme is a very sharp editor of his movies.

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Well, everyone likes movies when they're a little kid.

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Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

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I visualized a lot of things happening to me, because I was a lonely kid because I didn't understand anything about school.

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My life is not my own business.

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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,…

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Danger is the spice of life and you’ve got to take a risk now and then…that’s what makes life worthwhile.

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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…

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I love to have a laugh. I like to tease people.

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I think doubt is a very healthy way to live.

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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…

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My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.

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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…

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I used to be a bit obsessed by acting but not anymore. I do enjoy acting but I probably enjoy it more now because…

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I don't know what I believe.

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I always distrust the word art when it is applied to acting.

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I just learn my lines, go on set. Do my preparation, whatever that is. Have a cup of coffee. Say hello to everyone. And…

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