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Anthony Hopkins Facts
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born |
Dec 31, 1937 Margam, Port Talbot |
| Age | 88 |
| Total Facts | 69 |
One of his greatest pleasures in past years on his frequent visits to the USA was to get in a car and drive across the country, enjoying its immensity as well as his own anonymity.
Parents: Muriel Anne Yeats (b.1913) and Richard Arthur Hopkins (died in 1981).
Piano virtuoso.
Quit smoking cigarettes using the Allen Carr method.
Ranked #12 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
Reads each script 250 times out loud before filming, and to exercise his memory, memorizes one new poem a week.
Received his Academy Award for The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 11 years to the day of his father's death.
Resides in Santa Monica, California.
Served in the British National Service as a Royal Artillery man and for a while was only known as "Gunner Hopkins".
The Anthony Hopkins Theatre at the Theatre Clwyd Cymru in Mold, North Wales, UK was named in his honour.
Though dyslexic, he's always possessed a great memory for scripts.
Turned down the role of Alfred Pennyworth in Batman Begins (2005).
Volunteers at the Ruskins School of Acting in Santa Monica, California, where he teaches everything from Shakespeare to scenes, theory, and monologues.
Was considered for the role of Jack Byrnes in Meet the Parents (2000).
Was considered for the role of Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin (1997) until director Joel Schumacher decided that Mr. Freeze must be "big and strong like he was chiseled out of a glacier". The role went to Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film Alexander (2004), however, he failed to receive a nomination. Had he gotten the nomination, it would have been his first in 24 years. He was previously nominated for Worst Actor in the film A Change of Seasons (1980) at the very first Razzie Awards.
Was offered the part of Colonel Colin Caine in Lifeforce (1985).
Was set to play Jor-El in Superman Returns (2006), but when director Brett Ratner left the project, so did Hopkins.
Won a Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play for "Equus" (1975).