Knight of the Order of the British Empire, winner of two Best Actor Oscars for The Silence of the Lambs and The Father, and with a filmography of more than 140 works, Anthony Hopkins turns 85 today. And here we recall some important moments of his life when, i.eEis, retirement from the stage is still a long way off.
A SPECIAL POPE
One of his last works was in the film “Los dos Papas” in which he portrayed the recently deceased Benedict XVI. played. Set in 2012, the story is the talks between the then leader of the Catholic Church, who was considering resigning, and his successor, Francisco. Hopkins says he only watched a few videos of His Holiness for the role, but didn’t want to get too involved as he respects all religions.
He doesn’t know why he decided to become an actor and he doesn’t know what to do on set. “All I know is that you have a power that is not even remotely understood at this age,” he commented on a virtual meeting with young Mexicans last year at the invitation of the Telmex Foundation.
EXPERIENCE WITH ALCOHOLISM
Alcohol was a part of his life until, in the mid-1970s, a woman told him that his main task was to understand that all people are insignificant, while the most important thing was to enjoy life.
HANNIBAL LECTRE
Hannibal Lecter, his most famous character, saved his mother. It turns out that the proceeds from this work and subsequent credit were used to pay for the hospital and the treatment needed when finances were not good for his family.
He has admitted this in several interviews His only fault was that he agreed to do it more than once in the movies, when the original movie was good and you had to stick with it.
His experience has led him to save races. During the filming of The Mask of Zorro, his partner Antonio Banderas went through a period of anxiety that would ruin the entire production since he was the protagonist. He led him to a mirror and asked the Spaniard he saw: “Me,” replied the Iberian. “No,” Hopkins snapped, “I understand Zoro, you don’t have to do anything, just go and say the lines.” The advice worked.
“JUAY DE RITO”
When promoting the film “El Rito” in 2011, he behaves respectfully despite the poor English of Joaquín López Dóriga, who interviews him on the Star night news. Despite the “juay de rito” he didn’t understand, the actor struck up a conversation with the communicator. The next day, users on social networks commented that he could have got up and left, but by not doing so, he demonstrated his class and education.
Today, in addition to acting, he spends his time at the piano and painting, only accepting characters that move something within him, sometimes writing things for himself that he hopes will one day become part of a book.
JM
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