Academy Award–winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins delves into his illustrious film and theater career, difficult childhood, and path to sobriety in his honest, moving, and long-awaited memoir.
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.
With candor and a voice that is both arresting and
vulnerable, Hopkins 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.
Hopkins 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. Featuring a special
collection of personal photographs throughout, We Did OK, Kid is a raw and
passionate memoir from a complex, iconic man who has inspired audiences with
remarkable performances for over sixty years.
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