Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Anthony Hopkins Quotes
AdversityChildhoodPerseverance I was called 'Dumbo,' like the elephant, as a child because I couldn't understand things at school.
ExistenceMysterySupernaturalTime The magical, supernatural force that is with us every second is time. We can't even comprehend it. It's such an illusion, it's such a strange thing.
EarthinessGroundednessHard WorkPracticalitySimplicity My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.
DreamLife S PeculiarityNightmaresSubconscious I'm interested in the dream and subconscious mind, the peculiar dream-like quality of our lives, sometime nightmare quality of our lives.
BeliefHumilityRespectTolerance I hope I would not be so arrogant as to doubt anyone's religion or belief.
BelongingChildhoodHomelandNostalgia I have dual citizenship; it just so happens I live in America. I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood, and at least three times a week dream I am back there.
CollaborationHumilityLeadership A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.
Brain HealthHobbiesMusicPhysical Activity We have a Boesendorfer piano that I play every day. It keeps my brain and my fingers active.
ChildhoodDreamMemoryNostalgia I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at least three times a week dream I am back there.
CreativityFreedomImprovisationNatural Talent I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic musical background. I suppose I'm blessed and cursed by the fact I have that freedom.
AchievementSelf-ConfidenceSuccess I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done it.
ConnectionDownfallHumility Once you begin to fall off the track and believe you breathe different air to everyone else, you're doomed; you're finished.
PerseveranceTalent Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he looked like a lot, but I think he's a terrific actor.
AmbitionEducationLifelong DedicationMusicPassion 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.
CareerCommitmentPerseverance Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.
FitnessSelf-ContradictionVice I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette.
Inner WisdomIntuitionSurrenderTrust Acting is just a process of relaxation, actually. Knowing the text so well and trusting that the instinct and the subconscious mind, whatever you want to call it, is going to take over.
AdaptabilityBalanceCollaborationPerseveranceResilience I know that some actors and directors like to have intensity on set. I don't, particularly. Certainly, if they want that, that's fine, but I can't work like that.
Overcoming Adversity I was lousy in school. Real screwed-up. A moron. I was antisocial and didn't bother with the other kids. A really bad student. I didn't have any brains. I didn't know what I was doing there. That's why I became an actor.
BullyingGrowthHopeResilience I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.
Overcoming AdversityPerseverancePurposeRevenge 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.
BelongingHomePeace 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, 'I'm home.' I felt really at peace here.
AuthenticityEqualityHumilityIdentitySimplicity People ask, 'Should I call you Sir Hopkins?' But I say, 'No. Call me Tony,' because it's too much of a lift-up.