Born in Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales in the UK on December 31, 1937 Anthony Hopkins trained in RADA. Under the mentorship of Laurence Olivier, he bloomed on stage before leaving for the States on tour with “ Equus” where he launched an international movie career.
Sir Anthony Hopkins is also a painter, a musician and has been teaching from time to time, notably at the John Ruskin School of Acting, grounded in the Meisner Technique.
His filmography including “The Silence Of The Lambs”, “The Father”, “The World's Fastest Indian”, “Hannibal”, “Proof”, “Hitchcock”, ”The Remains of The Days”, “Howards End", “84 Charing Cross Road”, etc…

This video highlights his point of view on on acting and the philosophy he developed from it.

► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Actor vs Character
00:45 Don't talk about it
01:01 Music
02:12 Laurence Olivier's mentorship
03:49 Relaxation
04:02 Being insecure
04:52 Beyond the therapeutic collateral benefits of acting
05:57 Stopping to seek approval
07:14 About doubts
08:03 Knowing that we don't know
09:06 Dealing with dyslexia
10:04 Working on the text
12:06 The instinct of the Moment
13:21 Managing your emotional reserve
15:56 Problems are technical
21:32 Ego, the negative side of perfectionism
23:00 Teaching
23:53 Paying attention, this is not a rehearsal
24:15 Stay grounded

► AWARDS:
2021 - Academy Award and BAFTA Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for "The Father"
2008 - Academy Fellowship - BAFTA Film
2006 - Golden Globe - Cecil B. DeMille Award
1994 - BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor in "The Remains of the Day"
1992 - Academy Award and BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "The Silence of the Lambs"
1985 - Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement for "Pravda"
1981 - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for "The Bunker" in the role of "Adolf Hitler"
1976 - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special for "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case" in the role of "Bruno Richard Hauptmann"
1973 - BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for "War & Peace"

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