Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

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As a Welsh actor (b. 1937), Anthony Hopkins contributed not just to their field but to the broader conversation about what it means to live well. Celebrated for his performances on the screen and stage, Anthony Hopkins brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Browse 21 quotes by Anthony Hopkins that cover ground from Love, Home, Death, Wisdom, and Trust. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker."

“In the theatre, people talk. Talk, talk until the cows come home about journeys of discovery and about what Hazlitt thought of a line of Shakespeare. I can't stand it.”

— Anthony Hopkins

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All Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

“In the theatre, people talk. Talk, talk until the cows come home about journeys of discovery and about what Hazlitt thought of a line of Shakespeare. I can't stand it.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Home

“I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Famous

“Well, everyone likes movies when they're a little kid.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Movies

“My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Business

“I've been composing music all my life and if I'd been clever enough at school I would like to have gone to music college.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Music

“Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Happiness

“My life turned out to be beyond my greatest dreams.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Dreams

“We all dream. We dream vividly, depending on our nature. Our existence is beyond our explanation, whether we believe in God or we have religion or we're atheist.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Nature

“I love life because what more is there?”

— Anthony Hopkins

Life

“I'm married. My wife, Stella - a beautiful woman. She's brought a lot of peace to my life, a lot of wisdom.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Peace

“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.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Home

“We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Death

“I've got a great sense of humor.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Humor

“I'm one of the slowest drivers on the road. I mosey along. If you're doing anything too fast, including living life too fast, that creates sudden death. If I have to be somewhere on time, I make sure I leave early enough.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Death

“My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.”

— Anthony Hopkins

Dad