03002cam a2200313 i 4500 2575776082 TxAuBib 20251106120000.0 251105s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781668075500 hardcover 35.00 1668075504 hardcover 35.00 (OCoLC)1504737286 TxAuBib rda Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- We did ok, kid [BOOK] : a memoir / Anthony Hopkins. First Summit Books hardcover edition. New York : Summit Books, 2025. ©2025. x, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Born and raised in Port Talbot—a small Welsh steelworks town—amid war and depression, Sir Anthony Hopkins grew up around men who were tough, to say the least, and eschewed all forms of emotional vulnerability in favor of alcoholism and brutality. A struggling student in school, he was deemed by his peers, his parents, and other adults as a failure with no future ahead of him. But, on a fateful Saturday night, the disregarded Welsh boy watched the 1948 adaptation of Hamlet, sparking a passion for acting that would lead him on a path that no one could have predicted. Sir Anthony recounts his various career milestones and provides a once-in-a-lifetime look into the brilliance behind some of his most iconic roles. His performance as Iago gets him admitted into the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and places him under the wing of Laurence Olivier. He meets Richard Burton by chance as a young boy in his art teacher’s apartment, and later, backstage before a performance of Equus as an established actor meeting his hero. His iconic portrayal of Hannibal Lecter was informed by the creepy performance of Bela Lugosi in Dracula and the razor-sharp precision of his acting teacher. He pulls raw emotion from the stoicism of his father and grandfather for an unforgettable performance in King Lear. Sir Anthony also takes a deeply honest look at the low points in his personal life. His addiction cost him his first marriage, his relationship with his only child, and nearly his life—the latter ultimately propelling him toward sobriety, a commitment he has maintained for nearly half a century. He constantly battles against the desire to move through life alone and avoid connection for fear of getting hurt—much like the men in his family—and as the years go by, he deals with questions of mortality, getting ready to discover what his father called The Big Secret.". 20251106. Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- Motion picture actors and actresses Great Britain Biography. Actors Great Britain Biography. Autobiographies.