20 Anthony Hopkins Quotes From The Welsh Actor

By Stephanie Kirby | Published November 29, 2022

These Anthony Hopkins quotes will inspire you to live your best life.

Anthony Hopkins is a Welsh actor who has been a part of the acting industry since 1960.

He started acting in theater and worked on plays such as Have a Cigarette and The Dance of Death.

Then, in 1965, Hopkins became a member of the Royal National Theatre in London.

In 1983, Hopkins joined The Mirror Theater Ltd’s Repertory Company.

The first film Hopkins acted in was The Lion in Winter in 1968.

After that film, Hopkins starred in movies such as The Looking Glass in 1970, Young Winston in 1972, and The Elephant Man in 1980.

In addition, he has acted in films that have been released as recently as the late 2010s.

Below’s our collection of Anthony Hopkins quotes to inspire you. Enjoy!

Don’t forget to check out these Sean Connery quotes from the Scottish actor.

Anthony Hopkins quotes on life, love and acting

1. “I don’t care: if they don’t like it, they don’t like it, but I do it for the fun of it.” – Anthony Hopkins

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2. Today is the tomorrow I was worried about yesterday.” – Anthony Hopkins

3. “We are dying from overthinking.” – Anthony Hopkins

4. “If you don’t follow through on your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable.” – Anthony Hopkins

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5. “I am a bit of a solitude person – a solitary personality. I like being on my own. I don’t have any major friendships or relationships with people.” – Anthony Hopkins

6. “The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them more, what you show them, in fact, is bad acting.” – Anthony Hopkins

7. “People ask me how did you choose the part and how did you prepare for this work? I just learned the lines and showed up; I don’t know what else to say because that’s all I know how to do.” – Anthony Hopkins

8. “What is so liberating about this whole business is when you see that big movies are going to come out, and then you see them up in Malibu in the little triplex theatre a week later, and you think, this is show business. This is the great movie career. And it’s all funded in the shoe box.” – Anthony Hopkins

9. “I have no illusions about my position in this world as an actor or anything like that.” – Anthony Hopkins

10. “I’m not a health freak. I just work out every day.” – Anthony Hopkins

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Anthony Hopkins quotes about career and success

11. “I’ve got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I’ve done it.” – Anthony Hopkins

12. “Every time I try to retire or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.” – Anthony Hopkins

13. “I don’t have people following me around, like bodyguards.” – Anthony Hopkins

14. “I have dual citizenship. It just so happens I live in America.” – Anthony Hopkins

15. “I’m the slowest driver in the world.” – Anthony Hopkins

16. “I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad… he seemed so very secure in himself that he let me do things.” – Anthony Hopkins

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

18. “Well, everyone likes movies when they’re a little kid.” – Anthony Hopkins

19. “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

20. “I don’t have a vast longing for the stage.” – Anthony Hopkins

What did you learn from these Anthony Hopkins quotes?

In addition to acting in films like Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins has also directed movies such as Dylan Thomas: Return Journey and Slipstream.

Hopkins also released a classical music album, Composer, in 2012.

The album consists of nine original pieces, which the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performed.

Hopkins has won many awards in his lifetime, including two academy awards with six additional nominations.

In addition, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, with a further six nominations.

He has been nominated for eight Golden Globe awards and won many other awards in his career overall.