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Acting is just a process of relaxation, actually. Knowing the text so well and trusting that the instinct and the subconscious mind, whatever you want to call it, is going to take over.
Anthony Hopkins
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Anthony Hopkins
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: December 31
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I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A. I really like living in America. I feel more at home here than anywhere else.
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I'd like to wake up and look like Brad Pitt in the morning, but I don't. I look in the mirror, and I see me.
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We have a Boesendorfer piano that I play every day. It keeps my brain and my fingers active.
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If I spent all my time criticising myself, I wouldn't be able to function. There are actors who theorise till the cows come home. I haven't the patience for them. It's maybe shallow, but that's why I'll never be part of the acting set.
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I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette.
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The magical, supernatural force that is with us every second is time. We can't even comprehend it. It's such an illusion, it's such a strange thing.
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I know how to be strong. I know how to be ruthless. It's part of my nature. I wouldn't be an actor if I wasn't.
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Oh yes. I'm an actor, so I just learn my lines, and show up and do it. I gave it a little bit of thought.
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