I know that the arts are important. I'm not denying that, but I can't associate myself with all the claptrap that goes on around it.

Quote by Anthony Hopkins

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I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that...

I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that...

I love roller coasters. I don't get a chance often, but I've gone to Magic...

I love roller coasters. I don't get a chance often, but I've gone to Magic...

I'm always cast in these strange men... that's not me, really.

I'm always cast in these strange men... that's not me, really.

It was a challenge, to work with Oliver Stone.

It was a challenge, to work with Oliver Stone.

I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done...

I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done...

I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors....

I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors....

I've got a great sense of humor.

I've got a great sense of humor.

I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen.

I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen.

I love life because what more is there.

I love life because what more is there.

I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A....

I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A....

I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at...

I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at...

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life...

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life...

This industry has been really good to me. It's been a great life. I'm not...

This industry has been really good to me. It's been a great life. I'm not...

I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor.

I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor.

I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill,...

I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill,...

And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you...

And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you...

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

Integrity of life is fame's best friend, which nobly, beyond death, shall crown in the...

Integrity of life is fame's best friend, which nobly, beyond death, shall crown in the...

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

The power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas

The power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas