408 Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

I could stay making nice safe BBC movies for the rest of my life, so I decided to risk it. It was a challenge, to work with Oliver Stone.

I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.

I don't have any [favourite role]. I'm just a working actor.

I'm always cast in these strange men... that's not me, really.

I love traveling. I like to keep moving. I love the big open spaces in America.

I thought I did play one villain, Hitler, [who is] like Lecter in some ways, but he's a mythical figure, anyway.

People ask, 'Should I call you Sir Hopkins?' But I say, 'No. Call me Tony,' because it's too much of a lift-up.

Non-expectation, non-acceptance because the expectation leads to resentment and depression, so I have no expectations.

We have a Boesendorfer piano that I play every day. It keeps my brain and my fingers active.