Happy Birthday: Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Born: December 31, 1937 in Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Is proud of his improvisational touches as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) such as: the unnerving effect on Jodie Foster when he mocked her character’s West Virginia accent; the distorion of the word “chianti” and the vile slurping sound he makes after he describes eating the “census-taker.” Hopkins also notes that Hannibal never blinked his eyes when he spoke.

I’ve never considered myself a great actor. I’m a fluke. I work hard and I see through the bastards and to this day I have massive energy; I think it keeps a youthfulness in me. I never slow down because I love to work. I did four films last year. My agent says, ‘Would you like to read the phone book next week for them [directors]?’ And I say, ‘Yeah OK.’

The Lion in Winter 1968 dir. Anthony Harvey Starring Peter O’Toole Katharine Hepburn

The Elephant Man 1980 dir. David Lynch Starring Hopkins John Hurt

The Silence of the Lambs 1991 dir. by Jonathan Demme starring Jodie Foster Hopkins

Howards End 1992 dir.James Ivory Starring Hopkins Emma Thompson Helena Bonham Carter

Dracula 1992 dir. Francis Ford Coppola Starring Winona Ryder Gary Oldman Hopkins Mission Impossible II 2000 dir. John Woo Starring Tom Cruise Thandie Newton Alexander 2004 dir. Oliver Stone Cast Colin Farrell Angelina Jolie Fracture 2007 dir. Gregory Hoblit Starring Hopkins Ryan Gosling Beowulf dir. Zemeckis Starring Angelina Jolie Hopkins The Wolfman dir. Joe Johnston Stars Benicio Del Toro Anthony Hopkins The Rite dir. Mikael Håfström Stars: Colin O’Donoghue Anthony Hopkins THOR dir. Kenneth Branagh Stars: Chris Hemsworth Anthony Hopkins 360 2012 dir. Fernando Meirelles Stars: Rachel Weisz Jude Law HITCHCOCK 2012 dir. Sacha Gervasi Stars: Anthony Hopkins Helen Mirren AMISTAD 1997 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Anthony Hopkins Matthew McConoughey THOR: THE DARK WORLD 2013 dir. Alan Taylor Stars: Chris Hemsworth Natalie Portman BOBBY 2006 dir. Emilio Estevez Stars: Anthony Hopkins Demi Moore NOAH 2014 dir. Darren Aronofsky Stars: Jennifer Connelly Emma Watson ALL THE KING’S MEN 2006 dir. Steve Zallian Stars: Sean Penn Jude Law THOR: THE DARK WORLD 2013 dir. Alan Taylor Stars: Chris Hemsworth Natalie Portman RED 2 2013 dir. Dean Parisot Stars: Bruce Willis Helen Mirren

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