I don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it. I think we ask too many questions of ourselves. We make too much importance of stuff. But I do say to actors when I have taught in classes, or when I sometimes do a talk to a group. I'll say, โIf I never acted again, the world wouldn't stop, nor would it stop if I didn't stop acting. That's how important it is. I know it [seems] important when you're young. But I say, โLighten up. Don't take it all so seriously.โ All the gurus and teachers will take your money and run.
Anthony HopkinsIf youโre an alcoholic or a drug addict, we flirt with death. We pull ourselves to the brink of destruction and if weโre lucky we pull ourselves back. We all have that in us.
Anthony HopkinsI don't like mushiness. I'm a very emotional person but I hate sentimentality. I don't like great demonstrations of emotion. But as I'm getting older, I'm getting much more open about all that.
Anthony Hopkins