Anthony Hopkins

I tried acting, liked it, and stuck with it. I saw it as the way I would keep that promise to myself of getting back at those who had made my school life a misery. ”

I love life because what more is there? ”

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities. ”

I'm interested in the dream and subconscious mind, the peculiar dream-like quality of our lives, sometime nightmare quality of our lives. ”

I do admire Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen, but I'm a philistine. I like the good life too much; I'm not good at going on stage night after night and on wet Wednesday afternoons. ”

Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life. ”

I think a certain amount of stress in life is good. The stress of just working, which takes effort - I think it keeps you going. ”

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. ”

This industry has been really good to me. It's been a great life. I'm not through yet. I'm ready when you are, Mr. DeMille. ”

I like the good life too much, I'm not good at going on stage night after night and on wet Wednesday afternoons. ”