He is considered one of the biggest stars of the stage and screen.
And on Tuesday, the day he celebrated 45 years of austerity, Anthony Hopkins delivered a personal message via Twitter to all those struggling with addiction during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Stay there,” he urged. “Be brave and mighty forces will come to your aid.”
Anthony Hopkins celebrated 45 years of austerity on Tuesday by posting a video on Twitter in which he offers a message of hope and encouragement to those struggling with addiction.
The Welsh-born actor, who now lives in Malibu, shot the black-and-white video message while standing in front of the bookshelf at his home.
He begins his message by acknowledging that “it has been a difficult year, full of sadness and grief for many, many, many people.”
Then Hopkins, who turns 83 on Thursday, told a wake-up call today ’45 years ago. I was on my way to disaster. I drank myself to death.
I got a little thought and said, ‘Do you want to live or die? “I said I wanted to live. And suddenly the relief came and my life was amazing. ‘
The Oscar-winning actor, who turns 83 on Thursday, began his message by acknowledging ‘It has been a difficult year, full of sadness and sadness for many, many, many people’
’45 years ago I had a wake-up call today. I was on my way to disaster. I drank myself to death, ‘Hopkins said. I got a little thought and said, ‘Do you want to live or die? “I said I wanted to live. And suddenly the relief came and my life was incredible ‘
He added: ‘Today is the morning you were so worried about yesterday. You young people, just stay in there. Do not give up, just keep fighting. Be brave and mighty forces will help you ‘
The Oscar winner admitted that he still has ‘days’ and ‘doubts’, but stressed that he needs to stay strong.
“Today is the morning you were so worried about yesterday,” he said. “You young people, just stay there. Do not give up, just keep fighting. ‘
Hopkins started in the British theater in 1960 and got his big breakthrough internationally in the historical drama The Lion In Winter in 1968 opposite Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn.
Hopkins was a bit of a helper as a young man and admitted that he was ‘drunk’ and ‘angry’ early in his career.
In 1975, at the age of 38, however, he committed himself to sobriety and continued the course.
Hopkins (pictured in 1970) started in British theater in 1960 and made his big breakthrough in 1968 in the historical drama The Lion In Winter opposite Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn.
He admitted that he had been ‘drunk’ and ‘angry’ very early in his career. However, in 1975, at the age of 38, (pictured), he committed himself to sobriety and continued the course.
The Welsh-born star has been nominated for five Oscars, and won the Best Actor Oscar in 1992 for his performance as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence Of The Lambs (photo)
In 1992, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of The Lambs in 1991.
He has since been nominated four times for Oscars – for Remains Of the Day, which was released in 1993; for Nixon, which was released in 1995; for Amistad, which was released in 1997; and for The Two Popes of 2019.
His other credits include Legends Of The Fall, The Mask of Zorro, Shadowlands, Hitchcock, the Thor films and HBO’s Westworld.
Hopkins, pictured in 2019, lives in Malibu, California with his third wife, Stella Arroyave. His other credits include Legends Of The Fall, The Mask of Zorro, Shadowlands, Hitchcock, the Thor films and HBO’s Westworld