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American Citizenship

Hopkins has been an American citizen for many years. Is there a reason why he is not listed in any category as American? (Sellpink (talk) 05:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Am in training of army 102.176.94.193 (talk) 11:44, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I assume that's the only reason why the page is locked. You'll notice that virtually every Irish actor who holds American citizenship is listed as Irish and American or Irish American or American, yet whenever a British actor holds American citizenship they are listed as just British. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.19.67.166 (talk) 18:47, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Saoirse Ronan's page protected in record time because I edited the first paragraph to Irish instead of "Irish and American". No reply to my query re: Anthony Hopkins. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.19.67.166 (talk) 18:51, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone have any photographs taken any earlier?

If someone could upload some photographs from some of Hopkins' earlier films, like The Lion in Winter or The Bounty, I'd be more than delighted to install them into the article. Their scarcity is just plain weird--Hannibal Lecter weird. It's not like his career has faded away lately, or that he never made a movie before Silence of the Lambs. The Final Edict (talk) 19:32, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Does he really have autism? Surely he would not be able to act if he did. (86.149.119.168 (talk) 17:19, 10 January 2022 (UTC))[reply]

The article says this: "In January 2017, in an interview with The Desert Sun, Hopkins reported that he had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, but that he was "high end"". Martinevans123 (talk) 17:25, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If he really had autism he would not be able to act. I wonder if this was a self-diagnosis? (86.149.119.168 (talk) 20:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC))[reply]

Is that your personal medical opinion? In the first source he says this:

"Well, I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s, but I’m high end. A lot of people with Asperger’s are highly functional, but inconsistent. They have nervous ticks, nervous habits, inconsistently obsessive thinking. Some neurological people don’t agree, but my wife was trying to figure out who she was married to and she read a newsletter from a psychotherapist. He said, 'You should see some of my patients.' He put it back on the map that Asperger’s people tend to be creative or severely handicapped. I don’t know if that’s true of me, but I know I can never be restful. I tend to multi-task. I decide I’m not going to paint and then I’ll spend 24 hours painting." So no, not a self diagnosis.

In the second source he says this:

"It doesn’t affect me—I am obsessive. It’s a great gift, actually. I was a bit slow as a school kid, and so I made up for it by working hard, and I became, you know, a successful actor. Obsessiveness about the details. I will work and work and work on the script and I learn every single line. […] But I’m not quirky. I think I’m a bit—actually, I’m an absent-minded professor. I forget things, and I get obsessed with stupid details. My father was like that."

So it seems, in his eyes, in some ways, that his condition has helped him. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:18, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not able to act if he did? Can you provide more information, please. There are many, many actors with autism. 85.23.53.148 (talk) 10:40, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Surprised we don't have Category:Actors with autism. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:43, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What ever sir Anthony Hopkins has in his head you have to call it brilliant amazing wonderful and leave it at that 92.40.205.88 (talk) 15:45, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hopkins left Malibu by 2021

I just noticed that this article was never updated to reflect that Hopkins sold his older Malibu and Pacific Palisades residences in 2021, apparently because he had decided to live in another residence in Pacific Palisades. The news was covered at the time by numerous news sources, including Architectural Digest. Coolcaesar (talk) 17:12, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think that certainly should be clarified. His name has now just appeared, in various UK news bulletins, as having lost his home in Los Angeles, e.g. BBC and Hello!. Hello says: "His Pacific Palisades house, purchased in 2021 for $6 million, was meant to be a fresh start. The four-bedroom colonial-style home was a serene retreat, but now only a charred fence remains." Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:36, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]