Anthony Hopkins is a pillar of acting history, as sturdy and dependable as they come.
For over 60 years and counting, he’s been one of the most quietly versatile actors in the business; while nobody would ever claim he’s a chameleon, his ability to slip into the skin of almost any type of person and imbue them with his rhythmic diction and inquisitive stare is a sight to behold.
While his unprecedented second Oscar win for The Father made him the oldest person in history to win a competitive Oscar, it’s his first win as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs that will forever be the role that most defines Hopkins’ legacy.
It’s a somewhat ironic gesture, as this is one of the few roles in his entire career defined largely by how, well, unlike Hopkins it is.
As an actor who thrived mostly on script memorization and instinctive reactions,…
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