Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

It will be the kiss by which all others in your life will be judged... and found wanting.

People dont always tell you what they are thinking. They just see to it that you dont advance in life.

My philosophy is its none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

My life turned out to be beyond my greatest dreams.

Ive got a great sense of humor.

I come from - I came from Wales, and its a strong, butch society. We were in the war and all that. People didnt waste time feeling sorry for themselves. You had to get on with it. So my credo is get on with it. I dont waste time being soft. Im not cold, but I dont like being, wasting my time with - lifes too short.

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

If I spent all my time criticising myself, I wouldnt be able to function. There are actors who theorise till the cows come home. I havent the patience for them. Its maybe shallow, but thats why Ill never be part of the acting set.

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. Its a death trap.

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 remember coming to New York in 1974 to do a play here called Equis. And I remember the first morning getting up and walking around the streets, and I thought, Im home. I felt really at peace here.

I love roller coasters. I dont get a chance often, but Ive gone to Magic Mountain and gone on the rides. I love roller coasters.

I think the healthy way to live is to make friends with the beast inside oneself, and that means not the beast but the shadow. The dark side of ones nature. Have fun with it and you know, is to accept everything about ourselves.

Im married. My wife, Stella - a beautiful woman. Shes brought a lot of peace to my life, a lot of wisdom.

I love life because what more is there?

I learn poetry, learn text, and that really keeps you alive.

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