Author of quotes: Anthony Hopkins

Success is like pregnancy. Everyone congratulates you, but no one knows how many times you have been fucked.

There was a time when I drank everything that poured. Once I nearly drank myself to death. But suddenly something like a revelation happened: I realized that if I continued to drink, I would not live more than a year. It was a moment of horror and the realization that you need to stop and ask for help. And something happened: the desire to drink just disappeared and never returned to me. I consider what happened a miracle, a divine providence. I live in constant happy surprise. I didn't think I'd make it to 40. And I'm still amazed that I'm an actor, they offer me roles. When my memory starts to fail, my teeth will fall out and I will fall apart, then I will retire. But as long as I'm healthy. Maybe I'll live to be a hundred years old. The secret is to just enjoy the moment!

Between theater and movies - the abyss, is a completely different field of work, if the theatre you have to play hard and to prove the right to be on stage, in film, everything is much simpler, and the simpler the better.

My father was a Baker, and on the culture he was shit. Sometimes I play the piano and he walks in, shakes off the flour dust from his hairy arms and said, "What kind of garbage are you playing?" I said, "Beethoven." And the father: "no Wonder he went deaf. For God's sake, go out and do something". Now I largely understand his cynicism.

... low self - esteem is the flip side of selfishness. People living with low self-esteem, always seeking attention and confirmation that all is well.

... if dreams to Express, they will be heard and will become a reality.

... useful sometimes to doubt myself: as long as we doubt, we try to be better.

You see, alcoholism is a very complicated thing. On the one hand, you drink when happy, with the other to drown their sorrows. But the word "demon", in my opinion, too strong. I'd say it's more of a vulnerability, the fear - all of us at one time or another period of life are faced with fear and feel vulnerable. They have to overcome. If in this battle we are losing, then there is no turning back. But if you collect all forces in a fist, go to the end, in the end, win. Never give up, don't give up - you gotta fight for yourself.

Either all me or him, but will not share.

I believe a certain degree of narcissism is necessary: it creates a sense of self-worth. Call it what you want: ego, vanity, - but man these qualities are necessary to move forward. It is important to know their value and have a strong conviction.

Perhaps [serial killers] have enough at all times. Just then, there was no television to convey the shocking news to every home. For me the worst thing is that maniacs are ordinary people, they came to us from the moon. Even Hitler was human, it gave birth to a perfectly normal woman. But why are they becoming so, why is this happening?
That is the problem. Each of us get along good and evil. The main thing - that evil did not prevail.

To be in love is to be out of his mind. This is a very deep and unpredictable feeling. It's crazy.

It's funny, but your knighthood from the hands of the Queen I was only playing the role of estetiziruetsya devourer of human flesh. But before that, I beat a bunch of kings, British spies and other positive characters.

These maniacs it is impossible to promote - it's very dangerous that the film proves "natural Born killers". On the other hand, the real killers become folk heroes - they're just terrible and disgusting how the same Chikatilo. Hannibal Lecter is rather fantastic character. Yes, he is an intellectual icon of evil, but still not found those who would want to imitate him.