Anthony Hopkins: Lecter and Me

just have to shave you war in court if you recall will I last collaboration ended rather messily kids like to be scared bedtime stories ghost stories a gallon Poe Grimm's fairy tales and kids who the big bad wolf and Little Red Riding at all that's up well X is the boogeyman he's the big bad wolf have you never felt a sudden rush of panic when I read Silence of the Lambs at the beginning I had a hunch that it would be one of those personalities that would catch on but I had no idea that it would take off in this way good morning well I've seen the theater dressing room and my agent sent the script over salads and lambs I thought it was a children's story and he said you playing the part of laughter so right out there thought this is interesting artists advantages you're insane Jonathan Demme he had seen me in the film called the Elephant Man with John herd and I thought I was big dr. Treves with a humane concerned caring and sharing about the dull part I thought but he liked that and I said well why would you camera how'd you link the two he saw because he sees you military as well but I don't know what Jonathan's reason was but I'm glad he did go on then seduce me with your wares you don't have to be in casuals on well I don't amantha that would be unbearable I'd end up in the funny farm for so I I know some actors like to do that they stay in character and you're not allowed to taught them well okay let's find that man how many times might you read a script I believe it's many many times you will I go my part it's only a quirky little thing that I do it 250 times and could read it aloud to it 250 there's nothing significant in it there's there's them a little bit obsessive I guess and I I'm bit of a perfectionist maybe I'm a little creaky up here and I just could die I learn poetry I try and learn a poem a week with it's a sonnet of Shakespeare all TSL it or whatever Matthew Arnold or Robert Frost one Yeats just to exercise my mind that our imaginations we'd be like all those other poor dullards I couldn't tell you one line from my dragon I don't remember some one single line of it I mean I had to do a reshoot today yeah I could I could pick it up within half an hour learn the whole scene because it's in there somewhere but as soon as if I discard it and it's gone generally people are much my surprise sir see always think I always think um invisible people seem to recognize me with it's in New York or Montreal where I'm some days they want me to do that thing all that stuff I don't even want to do that yeah people like to have photographs taken by the Mila before I tell you anything more you will make certain arrangements for me I don't wanna sound self-important I have no clues as to why this guy's caught imagination I suppose it's people are fascinated by the dark side of life is plenty of it around it's the boogeyman kids like the boogeyman and they are you called the bogeyman is American boogeyman what's called googling movie star no I'm not a movie star a movie actor and if this projected me to a realm of movie mini history for what it's worth the great scheme of things then it's much to my surprise and pleasant surprise I'll call you if I think of anything else would you perhaps like to leave me a home number you

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Keywords: red, dragon, behind, the, scenes, hannibal, lecter, anthony, hopkins

Id: NP-Dw81oFJc

Length: 4min 6sec (246 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 10 2007