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> [Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/richard-burton-came-from-the-same-town-as-me-so-i-thought-i-d-follow/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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> [Years ago I met Richard Burton in Port Talbot, my home town, and afterwards he passed in his car with his wife,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/years-ago-i-met-richard-burton-in-port-talbot-my-home-town-and/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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> [I was born in the same town as Richard Burton, the actor, and I saw him, he used to come - he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-was-born-in-the-same-town-as-richard-burton-the-actor-and-i-saw-him/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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## More by Anthony Hopkins

> [Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/life-s-too-short-to-deal-with-other-people-s-insecurities/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [I visualized a lot of things happening to me, because I was a lonely kid because I didn't understand anything about school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-visualized-a-lot-of-things-happening-to-me-because-i-was-a-lonely/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [My life is not my own business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/my-life-is-not-my-own-business/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 I thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-watched-a-film-with-a-very-famous-great-great-actor-i-won-t-mention/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [Danger is the spice of life and you’ve got to take a risk now and then…that’s what makes life worthwhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/danger-is-the-spice-of-life-and-you-ve-got-to-take-a-risk-now-and/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 looked like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/actors-i-admire-ed-harris-or-course-i-think-he-s-terrific-because-i/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [I love to have a laugh. I like to tease people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-love-to-have-a-laugh-i-like-to-tease-people/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [I think doubt is a very healthy way to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-think-doubt-is-a-very-healthy-way-to-live/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/the-knighthood-was-a-tremendous-honour-i-don-t-dismiss-it-but-i-feel/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/my-father-was-grounded-a-very-meat-and-potatoes-man-he-was-a-baker/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/most-of-my-last-30-years-have-been-like-that-results-and/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [I used to be a bit obsessed by acting but not anymore. I do enjoy acting but I probably enjoy it more now because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-used-to-be-a-bit-obsessed-by-acting-but-not-anymore-i-do-enjoy/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [I don't know what I believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-don-t-know-what-i-believe/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [I always distrust the word art when it is applied to acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-always-distrust-the-word-art-when-it-is-applied-to-acting/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

> [I just learn my lines, go on set. Do my preparation, whatever that is. Have a cup of coffee. Say hello to everyone. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-just-learn-my-lines-go-on-set-do-my-preparation-whatever-that-is/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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