Talk:Anthony Hopkins
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American Citizenship
[edit]Hopkins has been an American citizen for many years. Is there a reason why he is not listed in any category as American? (Sellpink (talk) 05:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC))
- Am in training of army 102.176.94.193 (talk) 11:44, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
I assume that's the only reason why the page is locked. You'll notice that virtually every Irish actor who holds American citizenship is listed as Irish and American or Irish American or American, yet whenever a British actor holds American citizenship they are listed as just British. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.19.67.166 (talk) 18:47, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
Saoirse Ronan's page protected in record time because I edited the first paragraph to Irish instead of "Irish and American". No reply to my query re: Anthony Hopkins. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.19.67.166 (talk) 18:51, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
Awkward segue.
[edit]In "Acting Style", how do we go from this:
Hopkins has stated that after he is finished with a scene, he simply discards the lines, not remembering them later on.
to this:
Renowned for his ability to remember lines... ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.178.228.126 (talk) 21:46, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
- There is nothing awkward about it. The ability to choose to remember lines and the ability to choose to not remember them are not mutually exclusive. A person can do both - but obviously not for the same lines. 2600:1700:EA01:1090:14B5:441B:1FB6:B40B (talk) 11:14, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
- For Hopkins these are the same lines. He can selectively learn a large number of lines and them, after the scene is done, selectively choose to forget those same lines. It seems that most actors cannot do both. It might be worth adding some of that detail from The Guardian as a quote:
"His capacity for remembering things - detailed things, like times and dates - is phenomenal. He himself says he's "astonished" at his memory, and keeps it supple by learning things by heart - poetry, and Shakespeare. In Steven Spielberg's Amistad he astounded crew and audiences alike with his memorisation of a seven-page courtroom speech, delivering it all in one go. Spielberg was so overawed he couldn't bring himself to call him Tony, and insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony throughout the shoot."
Martinevans123 (talk) 12:10, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
- For Hopkins these are the same lines. He can selectively learn a large number of lines and them, after the scene is done, selectively choose to forget those same lines. It seems that most actors cannot do both. It might be worth adding some of that detail from The Guardian as a quote:
Suggested Edit - Hannibal Lecter
[edit]In the Acting career section, under the Film subsection, there is a sub-subsection with the title "1990–1998: Hannibal Lector and Merchant-Ivory films". Here, the name of the fictional serial killer is spelt incorrectly - it should read "1990–1998: Hannibal Lecter and Merchant-Ivory films". Minor correction, but I can't edit the page myself.
Done Many thanks. Now corrected. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:23, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
Anyone have any photographs taken any earlier?
[edit]If someone could upload some photographs from some of Hopkins' earlier films, like The Lion in Winter or The Bounty, I'd be more than delighted to install them into the article. Their scarcity is just plain weird--Hannibal Lecter weird. It's not like his career has faded away lately, or that he never made a movie before Silence of the Lambs. The Final Edict (talk) 19:32, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
Autism
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Does he really have autism? Surely he would not be able to act if he did. (86.149.119.168 (talk) 17:19, 10 January 2022 (UTC))
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What ever sir Anthony Hopkins has in his head you have to call it brilliant amazing wonderful and leave it at that 92.40.205.88 (talk) 15:45, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
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