Anthony Hopkins Quotes

I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me.

I grew up right near Hollywood, and I wanted to be a filmmaker.

I'd thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.

I've been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues.

Obviously, I've been on sets before but nothing as big as 'Twilight.' You forget sometimes that you're on set of one of the biggest movies ever- so when you just sit back and think about it its just so incredible. It's such a great learning experience.

Whether it's acting, directing or writing, I want to be involved in the film industry for the rest of my life.

But I grew up in a place where no one knew anyone in the entertainment business, I never knew it was an actual career. The closest I ever got to movies was going to watch them, and I thought that's the way it would be, so I never considered working in this business.

In my mid-20s, I was directing episodes of 'Alfred Hitchcock' and 'Peter Gunn.' I was pretty much on course and - as I sometimes joke - was prepared to devote my life to become the second best film director in my family.

Ever since I was a little kid, I told my mom that I want to go to Hollywood and make a 'Batman' movie.

Maybe I will end up in the movies.

I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.

I would definitely like to continue my career in Hollywood, work hard and do my best.

It's not like you do 'SNL' and then get handed movie roles. You work, you audition for stuff and try to get it. I think, a lot of people, it's the goal to be in movies or just to be working in general. But yeah, some of us get lucky and get some movie roles, and it's nice.

Ultimately, I'd love to be able to work in film.

All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and that's what I've been doing all my life.

It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies.

When I was 23, I went to work for Jack Nicholson reading scripts. Later, I was married to a production designer named Richard Sylbert. So I lived in Los Angeles for ten years.

Hollywood is a fast-paced, competitive world.

I believe I made it in show business.

I've learned through experience that you can't ever predict what's going to happen with any show. When I signed on to 'Ugly Betty,' I just prayed that I wouldn't get fired after the pilot, and four years later, I was still doing it.

My father was so in love with showbiz, all the different aspects - what we're doing here, making the movies, everything about it.

I think that Phish has been a band, we've all had- I've had a great life growing up and everybody in my band's had a really good life, none of us have got anything to complain about at all.

My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter.

I always knew I was going to be successful in some way with films. I don't know why. I had no particular talent, but I always knew I was going to be sitting in a dining room with Lucille Ball and at a cocktail party with Bette Davis.

I would love to work with someone like Kevin Spacey as he could pass on what I need to learn.