Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

“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.”

“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.”

“On his Hannibal Lector mask: Ive got it at home. I wear it to bed every night.”

“I was lousy in school. Real screwed up. A moron. I was antisocial and didnt bother with the other kids. A really bad student. I didnt have any brains. I didnt know what I was doing there. Thats why I became an actor.”

“I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen.”

“Life isnt worth living if I miss an episode”

“I love life because what more is there.”

“Blank face is fine.the computer works faster than the brain,dont forget.The art of acting is not to act.Once you show them more,what you show them,in fact is bad acting.”

“Ive got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. Ive done it.”

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

“Ive had the great fortune to work with many great directors [and] great actors, and I just want to thank them.”

“I said, I cant play Nixon. Im not an American.”

“The Worlds Fastest Indian? Oh, thats not for me. Ive done enough with that role.”

“I dont look like him; Im Welsh and have a rugby players build. Burt was long and sinewy, but that was OK. He said [in the documentary] he liked having pretty ladies about, and I thought that was the essence of the guy. He enjoyed life.”

“Sometimes you get as little as 25 percent.”

“[In September, Gwyneth Paltrow reprises her role in the award-winning play] Proof ... Shakespeare in Love.”

“I almost missed the part because I forgot to read (the script),”

“I was so glad that I did it (the film). I think it was probably one of those more satisfying films to be in. Working with Gwyneth is, I think, one of the greatest experiences because shes a spectacularly good actress.”

“I was in North London, I remember, doing a play, and the news came through that Robert Kennedy had been assassinated. I thought, The world has completely gone insane. ”

“Real love hurts, real love makes you totally open and vulnerable. Real love will take you far behind yourself,and therefore real love will devastate you. If love doesnt shatter you, you will not know love”