408 Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

For me, time is the greatest mystery of all. The fact is that we’re dreaming all the time. That’s what really gets me. We have a fathomless lake of unconsciousness just beneath our skulls.

If you have high expectations you’re going to get resentments and all kinds of tension.

My father wasn’t a cruel man. And I loved him. But he was a pretty tough character. His own father was even tougher – one of those Victorians, hard as iron – but my dad was tough enough.

When you’re younger you have so many ideas about yourself; everything is important. It’s not when you look back, nothing is that important. It’s only life.

I don’t believe in nepotism. I don’t much like the idea of parents who interfere.

I’m not unfamiliar with music, and I really do write music. I’ve gotten a talent for it. I don’t have the technical skills, but I do plan to learn.

You’re not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling?

You have to have humor. If you don’t have humor and you take yourself seriously, you’re dead in the water. You have to be jostled. I love it. You’ve gotta have a laugh. It’s better than working for a living.

I love the hour in makeup. It gives you time to think and have a cup of coffee. It’s my favorite part of the day.